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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maitijaną

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 *maitaną (“to cut”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maitijaną[1]

  1. to cut
  2. to sculpt

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maitijan
    • Old English: *mǣtan, mētan (“to draw, paint”)
      • Middle English: meten (“to paint, sculpt, design”)
    • Old High German: *meizen
      • ⇒ Old High German: firmeizen (wk vb)
        • Middle High German: vermeizen
        • ⇒ Old High German: abafirmeizen (wk vb)
  • Old Norse: meita (through confluence with *maitaną)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*maitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 256
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