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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/manō

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 *mono- (neck, nape; ornament), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to project, peak, tower over, protrude). Compare with Latin monile (necklace) and Old Irish muin (neck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.nɔː/

Noun

*manō f

  1. mane

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *manō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *manō *manôz
vocative *manō *manôz
accusative *manǭ *manōz
genitive *manōz *manǫ̂
dative *manōi *manōmaz
instrumental *manō *manōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *manu
    • Old English: manu
    • Old Frisian: *mane; mana, mona
    • Old Saxon: *mana
    • Old Dutch: *mana
    • Old High German: mana
  • Old Norse: mǫn
    • Icelandic: mön
    • Faroese: mon
    • Norwegian Bokmål: man
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: man
    • Old Swedish: man
    • Danish: man
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