Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mawī

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

Alternative forms

*magwī

Etymology

From earlier *magwī, from *maguz (“boy”), with feminine suffix; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ- (“young”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.wiː/

Noun

*mawī f

girl

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *mawī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mawī	*mawjôz
vocative	*mawī	*mawjôz
accusative	*mawjǭ	*mawjōz
genitive	*mawjōz	*mawjǫ̂
dative	*mawjōi	*mawjōmaz
instrumental	*mawjō	*mawjōmiz

Derived terms

*mawilǭ

Descendants

Old Norse: mær, mey, meyja (the latter two from the paradigm of the former)
- Icelandic: mær, mey, meyja
- Faroese: moy, moyggj (< mey)
- Norwegian: møy (< mey)
- Old Swedish: mø̄ (< mey)
  - Swedish: mö
- Old Danish: mø̄ (< mey)
  - Danish: mø
- Gutnish: måi (< mey)
- Westrobothnian: mejj, möy (< *mæja, meyja)
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 (mawi)

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