Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/milidawwaz

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 *mili (“honey”) + *dawwaz (“dew”).

Noun

*milidawwaz m

mildew

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *milidawwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*milidawwaz	milidawwōz, milidawwōs
vocative	*milidaww	milidawwōz, milidawwōs
accusative	*milidawwą	*milidawwanz
genitive	milidawwas, milidawwis	*milidawwǫ̂
dative	*milidawwai	*milidawwamaz
instrumental	*milidawwō	*milidawwamiz

Descendants

Old English: meledēaw, mildēaw
- Middle English: mildewe
  - English: mildew
Old Frisian: *meldāw
- West Frisian: moaldau
Old Saxon: milidou
- Middle Low German: meldow
  - Low German: Meldau
  - Plautdietsch: Mäldeiw
  - Swedish: mjöldagg
  - Danish: meldug
Old Dutch: *milidou
- Middle Dutch: *meledau
  - Dutch: meeldauw
Old High German: militou
- Middle High German: miltau
  - German: Mehltau
  - Luxembourgish: Mielda

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