Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mattjō

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

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *matjô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *met- (“to cut”). Cognate with Sanskrit मत्य (matyà, “harrow, roller, club”), Proto-Slavic *motyka (“hoe”), Lithuanian matikkas (“mattock”), Latin mateola (“mallet”).

Noun

*mattjō m

cutting tool, mattock, chisel, etc.
Synonyms: *bautil, *bikkil, *bikkjō
someone who cuts, stonecutter, butcher, etc.
Synonyms: *bikkjārī, *mattjārī, *stainabikkjārī

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mattjō
Genitive	mattjini, mattjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mattjō	*mattjan
Accusative	*mattjan	*mattjan
Genitive	mattjini, mattjan	*mattjanō
Dative	mattjini, mattjan	*mattjum
Instrumental	mattjini, mattjan	*mattjum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old High German: mezzo
- ⇒ Old High German: steinmezzo
  - Middle High German: steinmetze
    - German: Steinmetz
→ Vulgar Latin: *mattiō, *matiō
- Medieval Latin: maciō
  - Old French: maçon, macon (see there for further descendants)
→? Medieval Latin: matia (see there for further descendants)

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