Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mihstuz

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

Probably from *mihsą (“dung”) +‎ *-þuz, the former related to *mīganą (“to urinate”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmix.stuz/

Noun

*mihstuz m[1]

  1. manure

Inflection

Declension of *mihstuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mihstuz *mihstiwiz
vocative *mihstu *mihstiwiz
accusative *mihstų *mihstunz
genitive *mihstauz *mihstiwǫ̂
dative *mihstiwi *mihstumaz
instrumental *mihstū *mihstumiz
  • *mihsą

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mihstu
    • Old Saxon: mist
    • Old Dutch: *mist
    • Old High German: mist
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mihstu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 369
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