Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mihstu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Equivalent to *mīgan (“to urinate”) +‎ *-þu.

Noun

*mihstu m

  1. manure
    Synonym: *dungu

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *mihstu
Genitive *mihstō
Singular Plural
Nominative *mihstu *mihstiwi, *mihstō
Accusative *mihstu *mihstū
Genitive *mihstō *mihstiwō
Dative *mihstiwi, *mihstō *mihstum
Instrumental *mihstu *mihstum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: mist
  • Old Dutch: *mist
  • Old High German: mist
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