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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōhô

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 Proto-Indo-European *méh₂k-ō ~ *m̥h₂k-né-s, from *meh₂k- +‎ *-ō. Close cognate with Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”). Also related to Proto-Slavic *makъ (“poppy”), Albanian mokth (“pheasant's eye”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.xɔːː/

Noun

*mōhô m

  1. poppy, poppyseed

Inflection

Per Kroonen:[2]

masculine an-stemDeclension of *mōhô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mōhô *mōhaniz
vocative *mōhô *mōhaniz
accusative *mōhanų *mahanunz
genitive *mahanaz *mahanǫ̂
dative *magini *magummaz
instrumental *mahanē *magummiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *mahō, *magō
    • Old Saxon: māho
    • Old Dutch: *māho
    • Old High German: maho, mago
  • Old Norse: *mogi
    • ⇒ Old Norse: *valmogi
      • >? Norwegian Nynorsk: valmoe
      • Old Swedish: valmoghe
      • Old Danish: valmughæ
      • → Norman: vamoque

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mōhan- ~ magan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 311-14
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