"maiz" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Adverb

IPA: /mɑi̯z/ Forms: maizô [adjective], maist [superlative]
Etymology: Related to *maizô (“more”); see there for cognates.
  1. more, to a greater degree Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-maiz-gem-pro-adv-CSAnQ14C Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 (english: mais) [Gothic] Derived forms (Middle Dutch: mee, meer): meer [Dutch], mie [Limburgish], mier [Limburgish] Derived forms (Middle English: ma, mo): mo [English], moe [English] Derived forms (Middle English: ma, mo; Scots): ma, mae Derived forms (Middle High German: mē, mēr): mehr (alt: < mēr) [German], méi (alt: < mē) [Luxembourgish], mieh (alt: < mē) [Central, Franconian] Derived forms (Middle High German: mē, mēr; Yiddish): מער (mer) (alt: < mēr) Derived forms (Middle Low German: mêr): mehr [German-Low-German] Derived forms (Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr): moor, mear Derived forms (Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr; North Frisian): mor Derived forms (Old Norse: meir): meir [Faroese] Derived forms (Old Norse: meir; Danish): mer Derived forms (Old Norse: meir; Icelandic): meir Derived forms (Old Norse: meir; Norwegian): mer Derived forms (Old Swedish: mēr; Swedish): mer
{
  "etymology_text": "Related to *maizô (“more”); see there for cognates.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maizô",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiz",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo",
          "tags": [
            "English"
          ],
          "word": "mo"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo",
          "tags": [
            "English"
          ],
          "word": "moe"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo; Scots",
          "word": "ma"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo; Scots",
          "word": "mae"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr; North Frisian",
          "word": "mor"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr",
          "word": "moor"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr",
          "word": "mear"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle Low German: mêr",
          "tags": [
            "German-Low-German"
          ],
          "word": "mehr"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle Dutch: mee, meer",
          "tags": [
            "Dutch"
          ],
          "word": "meer"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle Dutch: mee, meer",
          "tags": [
            "Limburgish"
          ],
          "word": "mie"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Middle Dutch: mee, meer",
          "tags": [
            "Limburgish"
          ],
          "word": "mier"
        },
        {
          "alt": "< mēr",
          "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr",
          "tags": [
            "German"
          ],
          "word": "mehr"
        },
        {
          "alt": "< mē",
          "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr",
          "tags": [
            "Luxembourgish"
          ],
          "word": "méi"
        },
        {
          "alt": "< mē",
          "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr",
          "tags": [
            "Central",
            "Franconian"
          ],
          "word": "mieh"
        },
        {
          "alt": "< mēr",
          "roman": "mer",
          "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr; Yiddish",
          "word": "מער"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Norse: meir; Icelandic",
          "word": "meir"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Norse: meir",
          "tags": [
            "Faroese"
          ],
          "word": "meir"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Norse: meir; Norwegian",
          "word": "mer"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Swedish: mēr; Swedish",
          "word": "mer"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Old Norse: meir; Danish",
          "word": "mer"
        },
        {
          "english": "mais",
          "tags": [
            "Gothic"
          ],
          "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "more, to a greater degree"
      ],
      "id": "en-maiz-gem-pro-adv-CSAnQ14C",
      "links": [
        [
          "more",
          "more"
        ],
        [
          "greater",
          "greater"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑi̯z/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maiz"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo",
      "tags": [
        "English"
      ],
      "word": "mo"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo",
      "tags": [
        "English"
      ],
      "word": "moe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo; Scots",
      "word": "ma"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Middle English: ma, mo; Scots",
      "word": "mae"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr; North Frisian",
      "word": "mor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr",
      "word": "moor"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Frisian: mā, mē, mār, mēr",
      "word": "mear"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Middle Low German: mêr",
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ],
      "word": "mehr"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Middle Dutch: mee, meer",
      "tags": [
        "Dutch"
      ],
      "word": "meer"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Middle Dutch: mee, meer",
      "tags": [
        "Limburgish"
      ],
      "word": "mie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Middle Dutch: mee, meer",
      "tags": [
        "Limburgish"
      ],
      "word": "mier"
    },
    {
      "alt": "< mēr",
      "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr",
      "tags": [
        "German"
      ],
      "word": "mehr"
    },
    {
      "alt": "< mēr",
      "roman": "mer",
      "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr; Yiddish",
      "word": "מער"
    },
    {
      "alt": "< mē",
      "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr",
      "tags": [
        "Luxembourgish"
      ],
      "word": "méi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "< mē",
      "sense": "Middle High German: mē, mēr",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Franconian"
      ],
      "word": "mieh"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Norse: meir; Icelandic",
      "word": "meir"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Norse: meir",
      "tags": [
        "Faroese"
      ],
      "word": "meir"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Norse: meir; Norwegian",
      "word": "mer"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Swedish: mēr; Swedish",
      "word": "mer"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old Norse: meir; Danish",
      "word": "mer"
    },
    {
      "english": "mais",
      "tags": [
        "Gothic"
      ],
      "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to *maizô (“more”); see there for cognates.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maizô",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maiz",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Germanic comparative adverbs",
        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Germanic non-lemma forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "more, to a greater degree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "more",
          "more"
        ],
        [
          "greater",
          "greater"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑi̯z/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maiz"
}

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