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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/medumô
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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 the root of *midjaz (“middle”) + *-umô. Compare Sanskrit मध्यम (madhyama, “middlemost”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.ðu.mɔːː/
Inflection
Declension of *medumô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *medumô | *medumaniz | *medumį̄ | *medumīniz | *medumô | *medumōnō |
| Accusative | *medumanų | *medumanunz | *medumīnų | *medumīnunz | *medumô | *medumōnō |
| Genitive | *meduminiz | *medumanǫ̂ | *medumīniz | *medumīnǫ̂ | *meduminiz | *medumanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *medumini | *medumammaz | *medumīni | *medumīmaz | *medumini | *medumammaz |
| Instrumental | *meduminē | *medumammiz | *medumīnē | *medumīmiz | *meduminē | *medumammiz |
Derived terms
- *medumō
- *medumōną
Descendants
Old High German preserves the original comparative meaning, whereas in Old English the word seems to have developed into an independent adjective.
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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