Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/misdʰós

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/misdʰós

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *mey-s- (“exchange”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place”). The first element appears to be an s-stem noun.

Noun

*misdʰós

1. reward, prize
2. wages, payment

Descendants

• Balto-Slavic:
  • Slavic: *mьzdà
    • Old Church Slavonic: мьзда (mĭzda)
• Germanic: *mizdō (< *misdʰéh₂) (see there for further descendants)
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: μισθός (misthós)
• Indo-Iranian: *miždʰám (< *misdʰóm) (see there for further descendants)