Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēdwō

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

Alternative forms

*maþwō
*mēþwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”). Cognate with Latin metere (“to cut down; reap; mow”).

Noun

*mēdwō f

meadow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *mēdwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mēdwō	*mēdwôz
vocative	*mēdwō	*mēdwôz
accusative	*mēdwǭ	*mēdwōz
genitive	*mēdwōz	*mēdwǫ̂
dative	*mēdwōi	*mēdwōmaz
instrumental	*mēdwō	*mēdwōmiz

Descendants

Old English: mǣd
- Middle English: mede, medwe
  - English: mead, meadow
Old Frisian: mēde
- North Frisian: maade
- West Frisian: miede
Old Saxon: (?)
- mēde (from Frisian?)
  - German Low German: Mede, Meed; Meedje
Old Dutch: *māda
- Middle Dutch: mâde
  - Dutch: made