Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midjanahts

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

From *midjaz (“middle”) +‎ *nahts (“night”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmið.jɑ.ˌnɑxts/

Noun

*midjanahts f

  1. midnight

Inflection

Declension of *midjanahts (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *midjanahts *midjanahtiz
vocative *midjanaht *midjanahtiz
accusative *midjanahtų *midjanahtunz
genitive *midjanahtiz *midjanahtǫ̂
dative *midjanahti *midjanahtumaz
instrumental *midjanahtē *midjanahtumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, midderneaht, middelniht
    • Middle English: midnight, mydnyght
  • Old Frisian: *middnacht
  • Old Saxon: *middinaht
  • Old Dutch: *middnaht
  • Old High German: mittinaht
  • Old Norse: miðnætti
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