maþm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *maiþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *moytHmos, from *meytH- (“to exchange”). Cognate with Old Saxon mēðom, Old Norse meiðmar pl (“valuables”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌼𐍃 (maiþms). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Latin mūtāre (“to exchange”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑːθm/, [mɑːðm]
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: mathem, madme
- → English: mathom
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