Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/miurijǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Possibly from the same source as *mauraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiu̯.ri.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*miurijǭ f

1. ant

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *miurijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*miurijǭ	*miurijōniz
vocative	*miurijǭ	*miurijōniz
accusative	*miurijōnų	*miurijōnunz
genitive	*miurijōniz	*miurijōnǫ̂
dative	*miurijōni	*miurijōmaz
instrumental	*miurijōnē	*miurijōmiz

Synonyms

• *mauraz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *miurijā
  • Old English: *mīere, *mȳre
    • Middle English: mire
      • English: mire
        • ⇒ English: antmire
      • ⇒ Middle English: pissemyre
        • English: pismire
  • Old Saxon: miuria
    • Middle Low German: miere (possibly a loan from Dutch)
      • German Low German: Miere
  • Old Dutch: *miura
    • Middle Dutch: miere
      • Dutch: mier
• Old Norse: *mýra
  • Old Swedish: mȳra
    • Swedish: myra
  • Danish: myre
• → Proto-Finnic: *muurahainën (see there for further descendants)