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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magiþō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *magaz + *-iþō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣi.θɔː/
Noun
*magiþō f[1]
- doing
- power
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *magiþō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *magiþō | *magiþôz | |
| vocative | *magiþō | *magiþôz | |
| accusative | *magiþǭ | *magiþōz | |
| genitive | *magiþōz | *magiþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *magiþōi | *magiþōmaz | |
| instrumental | *magiþō | *magiþōmiz | |
Related terms
- *mahtiz
- *maganą
Descendants
- Middle Low German: mechte
- Old Norse: megð
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*magiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253