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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēþiz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *méh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”) + *-þiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.θiz/
Noun
*mēþiz f
- measure, degree
Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *mēþiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *mēþiz | *mēþīz | |
vocative | *mēþi | *mēþīz | |
accusative | *mēþį | *mēþinz | |
genitive | *mēþīz | *mēþijǫ̂ | |
dative | *mēþī | *mēþimaz | |
instrumental | *mēþī | *mēþimiz |
Related terms
- *mēlą
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *māþi
- Old English: mǣþ
- Middle English: mæþ, methe, meth
- Old English: mǣþ
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN