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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maguz.

Noun

*magu m[1]

  1. boy
    Synonyms: *bōjō, *knappō, *kneht, *swain

Inflection
u-stem
Singular
Nominative *magu
Genitive *magō
Singular Plural
Nominative *magu *magiwi, *magō
Accusative *magu *magū
Genitive *magō *magiwō
Dative *magiwi, *magō *magum
Instrumental *magu *magum

Descendants
  • Old English: magu, mago
  • Old Frisian: *mago, mage
  • Old Saxon: magu
  • Old High German: *mago
    • ⇒ Old High German: *magozogo, magazogo
      • Middle High German: magezoge

References
  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191: “PWGmc *magu”
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