Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mētō

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

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Etymology

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A nominal formation from *metaną.[1]

Noun

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*mētō f

  1. measure
  2. size

Inflection

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ō-stemDeclension of *mētō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mētō *mētôz
vocative *mētō *mētôz
accusative *mētǭ *mētōz
genitive *mētōz *mētǫ̂
dative *mētōi *mētōmaz
instrumental *mētō *mētōmiz
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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *mātu
    • Old Frisian: mēte
    • Old Saxon: *māta
    • Old Dutch: *māta
    • Old High German: māza
  • Proto-Finnic: *mëëtto (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mētan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 271
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