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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōjǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂- (mama, mother). Cognate with Latin mamma (mother, mama, nurse), Lithuanian mãma, momà (mother), Lettish mãma (mother), Old Irish muimme (foster mother), Irish mam (mother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*mōjǭ f

  1. mama, mother
  2. aunt, auntie

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *mōjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mōjǭ *mōjōniz
vocative *mōjǭ *mōjōniz
accusative *mōjōnų *mōjōnunz
genitive *mōjōniz *mōjōnǫ̂
dative *mōjōni *mōjōmaz
instrumental *mōjōnē *mōjōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *mōja
  • Old Dutch: *muoja, *mōja
  • Old High German: *muoja
    • Old High German: holzmuoja
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