"mēdwō" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”) + *-dwō; see also Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”). Cognate with Latin metere (“to cut down; reap; mow”). Etymology templates: {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*h₂meh₁-||to mow}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”), {{af|gem-pro|*-þwō|alt1=*-dwō}} *-dwō, {{cog|gem-pro|*mēþą|t=a mowing}} Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), {{cog|la|metere||to cut down; reap; mow}} Latin metere (“to cut down; reap; mow”) Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mēdwō [nominative, singular], mēdwôz [nominative, plural], mēdwō [singular, vocative], mēdwôz [plural, vocative], mēdwǭ [accusative, singular], mēdwōz [accusative, plural], mēdwōz [genitive, singular], mēdwǫ̂ [genitive, plural], mēdwōi [dative, singular], mēdwōmaz [dative, plural], mēdwō [instrumental, singular], mēdwōmiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. (West Germanic) meadow Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: Germanic, West, feminine, reconstruction Related terms: mēaną, mēþą
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