Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mildijaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind, mill”). Cognate with Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), as well as perhaps Sanskrit म्लात (mlātá, “soft”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*mildijaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *mildijaz (ja-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *mildijaz | *mildijai | *mildijō | *mildijôz | *mildiją, *-at(ō) | *mildijō |
| accusative | *mildijanǭ | *mildijanz | *mildijǭ | *mildijōz | *mildiją, *-at(ō) | *mildijō |
| genitive | *mildijas, *mildīs | *mildijaizǫ̂ | *mildijaizōz | *mildijaizǫ̂ | *mildijas, *mildīs | *mildijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *mildijammai | *mildijaimaz | *mildijaizōi | *mildijaimaz | *mildijammai | *mildijaimaz |
| instrumental | *mildijanō | *mildijaimiz | *mildijaizō | *mildijaimiz | *mildijanō | *mildijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *mildijô | *mildijaniz | *mildijǭ | *mildijōniz | *mildijô | *mildijōnō |
| accusative | *mildijanų | *mildijanunz | *mildijōnų | *mildijōnunz | *mildijô | *mildijōnō |
| genitive | *mildīniz | *mildijanǫ̂ | *mildijōniz | *mildijōnǫ̂ | *mildīniz | *mildijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *mildīni | *mildijammaz | *mildijōni | *mildijōmaz | *mildīni | *mildijammaz |
| instrumental | *mildīnē | *mildijammiz | *mildijōnē | *mildijōmiz | *mildīnē | *mildijammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: milde
- Old Frisian: milde
- Old Saxon: mildi
- Old Dutch: mildi
- Old High German: milti
- Old Norse: mildr
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (friaþwamildeis), 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (unmildeis)
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*melda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-3