Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēlą

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 *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛː.lɑ̃/

Noun

*mēlą n

measure, measurement
time, occasion
point in time, period of time
time for eating, meal

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *mēlą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mēlą	*mēlō
vocative	*mēlą	*mēlō
accusative	*mēlą	*mēlō
genitive	mēlas, mēlis	*mēlǫ̂
dative	*mēlai	*mēlamaz
instrumental	*mēlō	*mēlamiz

Derived terms

*mēlijaną

Descendants

Old English: mǣl
- Middle English: mēl
  - English: meal
Old Frisian: mēl
- Saterland Frisian: Moal, Mäil
- West Frisian: miel
Old Saxon: māl
- Low German: Mahl, maal
Old Dutch: *māl
- Middle Dutch: mael
  - Dutch: maal
    - Afrikaans: maal
Old High German: māl
- German: Mahl, Mal, mal
- Luxembourgish: Mol
- Yiddish: מאָל‎ (mol)
Old Norse: mál
- Icelandic: mál
- Faroese: mál
- Norwegian: mål
- Old Swedish: māl
  - Swedish: mål
- Danish: mål
Gothic: 𐌼𐌴𐌻 (mēl)

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