Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/māriþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēriþō. Equivalent to *mār (“famous”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*māriþu f

1. fame, renown, reputation

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*māriþu
Genitive	*māriþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*māriþu	*māriþō
Accusative	*māriþā	*māriþā
Genitive	*māriþā	*māriþō
Dative	*māriþē	*māriþōm, *māriþum
Instrumental	*māriþu	*māriþōm, *māriþum

Descendants

• Old English: mǣrþo, mǣrþu, mǣrþ
  • Middle English: merthe
• Old Saxon: māritha, mārtha
• Old Dutch: māritha
• Old High German: mārida