Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maizô

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 *méh₂-is-on-, a comparative formation in *-is- from *meh₂- (“good; opportune”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *māros (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯.zɔːː/

Adjective

*maizô (adverb *maiz)

1. comparative degree of *mikilaz

Inflection

Declension of *maizô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*maizô	*maizaniz	*maizį̄	*maizīniz	*maizô	*maizōnō
Accusative	*maizanų	*maizanunz	*maizīnų	*maizīnunz	*maizô	*maizōnō
Genitive	*maiziniz	*maizanǫ̂	*maizīniz	*maizīnǫ̂	*maiziniz	*maizanǫ̂
Dative	*maizini	*maizammaz	*maizīni	*maizīmaz	*maizini	*maizammaz
Instrumental	*maizinē	*maizammiz	*maizīnē	*maizīmiz	*maizinē	*maizammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *maiʀō
  • Old English: māra
    • Middle English: more, mare, moore
      • English: more
      • Geordie English: mair
      • Scots: mair
      • Yola: mo', more
  • Old Frisian: māra
    • Saterland Frisian: moor
    • West Frisian: mear
  • Old Saxon: mēro
    • Middle Low German: mêr
      • Low German: mehr
  • Old Dutch: mēro, mērro
    • Middle Dutch: mere
      • Dutch: meer
        • Afrikaans: meer
  • Old High German: mēro
    • Middle High German: mēr, mēre
      • Alemannic German: meer
      • German: mehr
      • Yiddish: מער (mer)
• Old Norse: meiri
  • Icelandic: meiri, meira, meir
  • Faroese: meiri, meira
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: meir; (dialectal) meire, meira
  • Swedish: mera
  • Danish: mere
    • Norwegian Bokmål: mer, mere
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza)