Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maʀg
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *mazgą.
Noun[edit]
*maʀg n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *maʀg | |
| Genitive | *maʀgas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *maʀg | *maʀgu |
| Accusative | *maʀg | *maʀgu |
| Genitive | *maʀgas | *maʀgō |
| Dative | *maʀgē | *maʀgum |
| Instrumental | *maʀgu | *maʀgum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: mærh, mearh, mearg
- Old Frisian: *march, merch, merg
- Old Saxon: marg
- Middle Low German: marg
- Old Dutch: marg
- Old High German: marg
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 313: “PWGmc *mazg”