Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mattukaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *matn-, *mat- (“hoe, pickaxe”). Cognate with Latin mateola (“implement for digging in the soil”), Russian мотыга (motýga, “hoe, mattock”), Lithuanian matikkas (“mattock”), Sanskrit मत्य (matyà, “harrow, roller, club”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑt.tu.kɑz/

Noun

*mattukaz m

mattock, ploughshare

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mattukaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mattukaz	mattukōz, mattukōs
vocative	*mattuk	mattukōz, mattukōs
accusative	*mattuką	*mattukanz
genitive	mattukas, mattukis	*mattukǫ̂
dative	*mattukai	*mattukamaz
instrumental	*mattukō	*mattukamiz

Related terms

*mattijô ( > Old High German *mezzo > Middle High German metze, metz)

Derived terms

Old English: mattuc, mattoc, mættoc, meottoc, mettac
- Middle English: mattok
  - Scots: matok
  - English: mattock