Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meduwurtiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *meduz +‎ *wurtiz, so-called for its use in mead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.ðu.ˌwur.tiz/

Noun

*meduwurtiz f

  1. meadwort, meadowsweet

Inflection

Declension of *meduwurtiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *meduwurtiz *meduwurtīz
vocative *meduwurti *meduwurtīz
accusative *meduwurtį *meduwurtinz
genitive *meduwurtīz *meduwurtijǫ̂
dative *meduwurtī *meduwurtimaz
instrumental *meduwurtī *meduwurtimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *meduwurti
    • Old English: medewyrt, medowyrt
    • Old Saxon: *meduwurt
      • Middle Low German: mēdewurt
    • Old High German: metuwurz
  • Old Norse: *mjǫðurt
    • Icelandic: mjaðurt
    • Danish: mjødurt
    • Norwegian: mjødurt
    • Swedish: mjödört
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