Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marigreutō

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

Borrowed from Late Latin margarita, modified by folk-etymological from *mari (“sea”) +‎ *greutō (“sand, dust”). Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (marikreitus, “pearl”).

Noun

*marigreutō m

pearl

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*marigreutō
Genitive	marigreutini, marigreutan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*marigreutō	*marigreutan
Accusative	*marigreutan	*marigreutan
Genitive	marigreutini, marigreutan	*marigreutanō
Dative	marigreutini, marigreutan	*marigreutum
Instrumental	marigreutini, marigreutan	*marigreutum

Alternative reconstructions

*marigreutā f, *marigreut m or n

Descendants

Old English: meregrēot, meregrot n, meregrota f
Old Saxon: merigriota, merigrīta f
- Middle Low German: margarīte, margarite
Old Dutch: *merigrioto
- Middle Dutch: margriete, mergriete, magriete, maergriete, margrite
Old High German: merigriozo, merigrioz m, *merigrioza f
- Middle High German: margarieze, margarīte f, margarit m

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