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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/massjā

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

Unknown.

Noun

*massjā f

  1. brass

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *massjā
Genitive *massjōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *massjā *massjōn
Accusative *massjōn *massjōn
Genitive *massjōn *massjōnō
Dative *massjōn *massjōm, *massjum
Instrumental *massjōn *massjōm, *massjum

Alternative reconstructions
  • *massju

Descendants
  • *massikīn, *massjukīn
    • Saterland Frisian: Mäsken
  • *massing
  • *massīn

Descendants
  • Old Dutch: *messa
    • Middle Dutch: mes
  • Old High German: *messa

Further reading
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*masjinga-(?)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356: “*masja-; *masjō-”
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