Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maizô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯.zɔːː/

Adjective

*maizô (adverb *maiz)

comparative degree of *mikilaz

Inflection

Declension of *maizô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*maizô	*maizaniz	*maizį̄	*maizīniz	*maizô	*maizōnō
Accusative	*maizanų	*maizanunz	*maizīnų	*maizīnunz	*maizô	*maizōnō
Genitive	*maiziniz	*maizanǫ̂	*maizīniz	*maizīnǫ̂	*maiziniz	*maizanǫ̂
Dative	*maizini	*maizammaz	*maizīni	*maizīmaz	*maizini	*maizammaz
Instrumental	*maizinē	*maizammiz	*maizīnē	*maizīmiz	*maizinē	*maizammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *maiʀō
- Old English: māra
  - Middle English: more, mare, moore
    - English: more
    - Scots: mair
    - Yola: mo', more
- Old Frisian: māra
  - Saterland Frisian: moor
  - West Frisian: mear
- Old Saxon: mēro
  - Low German: mehr
- Old Dutch: mēro, mērro
  - Middle Dutch: mere
    - Dutch: meer
- Old High German: mēro
  - Middle High German: mēr, mēre
    - Alemannic German: meer
    - German: mehr
    - Yiddish: מער‎ (mer)
Old Norse: meiri
- Icelandic: meiri, meira, meir
- Faroese: meiri, meira
- Norwegian Nynorsk: meir
- Norwegian Bokmål: mer, mere
- Swedish: mera
- Danish: mere
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza)