Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maþl

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 *maþlą.

Noun

*maþl n

assembly, council
speech

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*maþl
Genitive	*maþlas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*maþl	*maþlu
Accusative	*maþl	*maþlu
Genitive	*maþlas	*maþlō
Dative	*maþlē	*maþlum
Instrumental	*maþlu	*maþlum

Alternative forms

*mahl

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: mæþel
Old Frisian: mēl (in derivatives)
Old Saxon: mahal
- Middle Low German: mal
Frankish:
- → Late Latin: mallum
Old High German: mahal, māl
- Middle High German: mahel, māl
  - German: Mahl (obsolete)

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