Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēdwō

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *madwō, *maþwō
• *mēþwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”) + *-dwō; see also Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”). Cognate with Latin metere (“to cut down; reap; mow”).

Noun

*mēdwō f

1. (West Germanic) 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

Related terms

• *mēaną
• *mēþą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *mādu, *madu
  • Old English: mǣd, mēd — Anglian, Kentish
    • Middle English: mede, medwe
      • English: mead, meadow
      • Scots: meeda
      • Yola: mead
  • Old Frisian: mēde, mēd
    • North Frisian:

      Föhr-Amrum: miad

      Goesharde: mäid

      Halligen: meed

      Karrharde: meed

      Wiedingharde: mäid- (in compounds such as mäidfjin)

    • East Frisian:

      Harlingerland Frisian: meede, mehde

      Saterland Frisian: Mäid

    • West Frisian: miede
    • → Middle Low German: mede
      • German Low German: Meed, Mede
        • ⇒ German Low German: Meedje
  • Old Dutch: *mada
    • Middle Dutch: mâde
      • Dutch: made
  • Old High German: *mata (< *madu)
    • Middle High German: matte, mate
      • Alemannic German: Matt
        • Alsatian: Matt, Matte
      • German: Matte