Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *mō-, *mē- (“endeavour, will, temper”). Cognate with Latin mōs (“will, humour, wont, inclination, mood”), Russian сметь (smetʹ, “to dare, venture, make bold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.ðɑz/

Noun

*mōdaz m

mind, sense
zeal, boldness, courage
anger

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mōdaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōdaz	mōdōz, mōdōs
vocative	*mōd	mōdōz, mōdōs
accusative	*mōdą	*mōdanz
genitive	mōdas, mōdis	*mōdǫ̂
dative	*mōdai	*mōdamaz
instrumental	*mōdō	*mōdamiz

Derived terms

*mōdagaz

Descendants

Old English: mōd
- Middle English: mod, mode, mood
  - English: mood
  - Scots: mude, muid
Old Frisian: mōd
- Saterland Frisian: Moud
- West Frisian: moed
Old Saxon: mōd
- Middle Low German: môt, moit, mout, mût
  - Low German:
    - German Low German: Mood, Mōt, Mūt
    - Westphalian:
      Münsterländisch: te Moode
      Westmünsterländisch: Mood
      East Westphalian: Meot (Ravensbergisch-Lippisch)
  - Plautdietsch: Moot
Old Dutch: muot
- Middle Dutch: moet
  - Dutch: moed
    - Afrikaans: moed
Old High German: muot
- Middle High German: muot
  - German: Muth, Mut
  - Luxembourgish: Mutt
Old Norse: móðr m
- Icelandic: móður m
- Faroese: móður m
- Norn: mud, mød, mø
- Norwegian:
  Norwegian Bokmål: mod n
  Norwegian Nynorsk: mot n
- Old Swedish: mōþ n
  - Swedish: mod n
- Danish: mod n
- Gutnish: mod n
- Westrobothnian: mo n
Gothic: 𐌼𐍉𐌸𐍃 (mōþs), 𐌼𐍉𐌳𐍃 (mōds) (in derivatives)