Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mizdō

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 *misdʰéh₂ (“reward”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiz.dɔː/

Noun

*mizdō f

reward

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *mizdō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mizdō	*mizdôz
vocative	*mizdō	*mizdôz
accusative	*mizdǭ	*mizdōz
genitive	*mizdōz	*mizdǫ̂
dative	*mizdōi	*mizdōmaz
instrumental	*mizdō	*mizdōmiz

Descendants

Old English: meord, mēd
- Scots: med
- English: meed
Old Saxon: mēda
- Low German: mede
Old Dutch: *miada, *mieda
- Middle Dutch: miede
  - Dutch: miede
Old High German: miata
- Middle High German: miete
  - German: Miete
  - Luxembourgish: Mit
Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉 (mizdō)

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