Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matją

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

An ablaut variant of the root *mēs-, mōs, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to drip, ooze; grease, fat”). Compare *matiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.tjɑ̃/

Noun

*matją n

1. food

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *matją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*matją	*matjō
vocative	*matją	*matjō
accusative	*matją	*matjō
genitive	*matjas, *matis	*matjǫ̂
dative	*matjai	*matjamaz
instrumental	*matjō	*matjamiz

Derived terms

• *matibalgiz
• *matiz
• *matjaną

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *metti
  • Middle Low German: met
    • German Low German: Mett
    • → German: Mett