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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midlōną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From *midlą (middle) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmið.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*midlōną

  1. to join in the middle, to meet in between
  2. to split in the middle, split in halves
  3. to mediate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *midlōn
    • Old English: midlian
      • Middle English: middlen
    • Old Frisian: *middelia
      • Saterland Frisian: middelje
      • West Frisian: middelje
    • Old Saxon: *middilōn
      • Middle Low German: middelen
        • German Low German: middeln
    • Old Dutch: *middilon
    • Old High German: *mittilōn
      • Middle High German: mitteln, mittelen
        • German: mitteln
      • ? Old High German: mittilodōn
  • Old Norse: miðla
    • Icelandic: miðla
    • Norwegian:
      Norwegian Bokmål: midle
      Norwegian Nynorsk: midle, midla
    • Swedish: medla

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*međlōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
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