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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/malhō

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

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”) and connected with Ancient Greek μολγός (molgós, “leather bag”). However, Kroonen notes a formal mismatch between the Germanic and Hellenic terms, and suggests that both terms were borrowed from Thracian, or otherwise from some prehistoric Wanderwort.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.xɔː/

Noun

*malhō f

  1. leather bag

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *malhō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *malhō *malhôz
vocative *malhō *malhôz
accusative *malhǭ *malhōz
genitive *malhōz *malhǫ̂
dative *malhōi *malhōmaz
instrumental *malhō *malhōmiz

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *malhu
    • Old Saxon: malaha
    • Old Dutch: *mala
    • Old High German: malaha, malha
      • Middle High German: malhe
    • → Medieval Latin: mala [abt. 920, France] (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 351
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