Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mili

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *milit, from Pre-Germanic *melid, from Proto-Indo-European *mélit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*mili n

  1. honey

Inflection

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The nominative singular form lacks the final consonant of the stem, similar to *alu, due to Pre-Germanic loss of final *-t. However, in this case, became *d in the oblique cases due to Verner's law.

neuter consonant stemDeclension of *mili (neuter consonant stem)
singular
nominative *mili
vocative *mili
accusative *mili
genitive *milidiz
dative *milidi
instrumental *milidē

Descendants

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Mostly in compounds, where the first part was later reanalysed as meaning 'flour' in most languages.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mili (only in compounds)
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸 (miliþ)