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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/metaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *med- (to measure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*metaną

  1. to measure

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: metan
  • Old Frisian: meta
    • Saterland Frisian: meete
    • West Frisian: mjitte (>ôfmjitte)
  • Old Saxon: metan
  • Old Dutch: metan
  • Old High German: mezzan
  • Old Norse: meta
    • Icelandic: meta
    • Faroese: meta
    • Norwegian: meta
    • Old Swedish: mæta, miæta
    • Smalandian: mjäta
    • Scanian: meda (máda)
    • Dalian: mjätå
    • Westrobothnian: meta (< *mita)
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