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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mittōną

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 Pre-Germanic *mitnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *maitaną (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmit.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mittōną

  1. to cut

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *mitt- against *mid-.

Descendants

  • Old High German: *metzōn
    • Middle High German: metzen
  • Norwegian: mita

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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