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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdaz

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 *moh₁-, *meh₁- (endeavour, will, temper). Cognate with Latin mōs (will, humour, wont, inclination, mood), Russian сметь (smetʹ, to dare, venture, make bold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.ðɑz/

Noun

*mōdaz m

  1. mind, sense
  2. zeal, boldness, courage
  3. anger

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mōdaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mōdaz *mōdōz, *mōdōs
vocative *mōd *mōdōz, *mōdōs
accusative *mōdą *mōdanz
genitive *mōdas, *mōdis *mōdǫ̂
dative *mōdai *mōdamaz
instrumental *mōdō *mōdamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōd
    • Old English: mōd
      • Middle English: mod, mode, mood
    • Old Frisian: mōd
      • Saterland Frisian: Moud
      • West Frisian: moed
    • Old Saxon: mōd
      • Middle Low German: môt, moit, mout, mût
        • Low German:
          • German Low German: Mood, Mōt, Mūt
          • Westphalian:
            Münsterländisch: te Moode
            Westmünsterländisch: Mood
            East Westphalian: Meot (Ravensbergisch-Lippisch)
        • Plautdietsch: Moot
    • Old Dutch: muot
    • Old High German: muot
  • Old Norse: móðr
  • East Germanic:
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