Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maþô

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 *mot-, *mat- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Russian мотыль (motylʹ, “bloodworm”), Sanskrit मत्कुण (matkuṇa, “bug”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.θɔːː/

Noun

*maþô m

maggot

Inflection

Ablauting an-stem with Kluge's Law alternations.

masculine an-stemDeclension of *maþô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*maþô	*madaniz
vocative	*maþô	*madaniz
accusative	*madanų	*muttunz
genitive	*muttaz	*muttǫ̂
dative	*madini	*maþummiz
instrumental	*muttē	*muttamiz

Derived terms

*maþukaz (diminutive)

Descendants

Old English: maþa
- Middle English: mathe
  - Scots: mathe, maith, maithe, meath, meith
  - English: mad, made
Old Saxon: matho
- Middle Low German: made
Old Dutch: *matho
- Middle Dutch: made
  - Dutch: made
Old High German: mado
- Middle High German: made
  - German: Made
  - Luxembourgish: Mued
Old Norse: maðkr (< *maþukaz)
- Icelandic: maðkur
- Faroese: maðkur
- Norwegian: mark, makk
- Old Swedish: maþker
  - Swedish: matk, mask
- Old Danish: mathk
  - Danish: maddike, mark
- Westrobothnian: mærk
- Elfdalian: makk
- Gutnish: makk
- Scanian: maðk
- Middle English: mathek, mauk, mawk, magot, magat
  - Scots: maggot, mak, mauch, mauk; matlo
  - English: maddock, mawk, maggot
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰 (maþa)

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