Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōijǭ

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

From *mō- (“mother”) +‎ *-ijǭ (feminine diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.i.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*mōijǭ f

aunt (mother's sister)
Synonyms: *ammǭ, *mōdrijǭ, *mōmǭ

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *mōijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōijǭ	*mōijōniz
vocative	*mōijǭ	*mōijōniz
accusative	*mōijōnų	*mōijōnunz
genitive	*mōijōniz	*mōijōnǫ̂
dative	*mōijōni	*mōijōmaz
instrumental	*mōijōnē	*mōijōmiz

Related terms

*mōdēr
*mōdrijǭ
*mōmǭ

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *mōijā
- Old Frisian: mōie
  - Saterland Frisian: Möie
  - ⇒ West Frisian: muoike
- Old Saxon: *mōja
  - Middle Low German: mö̂ie, mö̂ye, moige, mö̂ge
    - German Low German: Möh
- Old Dutch: *muoja, *mōja
  - Middle Dutch: muje, moye, moie
    - Dutch: moei
- Old High German: *muoja, *mouwa
  - ⇒ Old High German: holzmuoja, holzmouwa, holzmūwa
    - Middle High German: holzmuoje, holzmuowe