Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mudi

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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]

Borrowed from Latin modius.

Noun[edit]

*mudi m[1]

  1. bushel

Inflection[edit]

Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *mudi
Genitive *muddjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *mudi *muddjō, *muddjōs
Accusative *mudi *muddjā
Genitive *muddjas *muddjō
Dative *muddjē *muddjum
Instrumental *muddju *muddjum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: mydd
  • Old Saxon: muddi
  • Old High German: mutti

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135:PWGmc *mudi, *mudʲdʲ-