N. matha- v. “to stroke, feel, handle” (Category: to Feel of)

N. matha-, v. “to stroke, feel, handle” (Category: to Feel of)

G. fab- “to handle, touch, feel”

G. lada- “to smooth out, stroke, caress, soothe, beguile”

References ✧ Ety/MAƷ; EtyAC/MAƷ

Glosses

• “stroke, feel, handle” ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ (matho)

Variations

• matho ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ

Inflections

matho

infinitive

“stroke, feel, handle”

✧ Ety/MAƷ

Element In

• ᴺS. !ammatha- “to maul”
• ᴺS. !mathad “handling, feeling, stroking, caressing; appraising, assay”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. mahta- “to handle, wield; to deal with, treat; to stroke, feel; to wield a weapon, fight” ✧ Ety/MAƷ
• ON. mattha- “to stroke, feel, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (matthṓ-be)

Derivations

• < ON. mattha- “to stroke, feel, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (matthṓ-be); EtyAC/MAƷ (matt(h)óbe)
  • < ᴹ✶mahtā- “to handle, stroke, feel; to deal with, wield, treat” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (mahtā́); EtyAC/MAƷ (mahtā́)
    • < ᴹ✶maʒtā- “to handle, stroke, feel” ✧ Ety/MAƷ (maʒ-tā); EtyAC/MAƷ (maʒtā)
      • < ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ Ety/MAƷ; Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAƷ (MAƷ)
    • < ᴹ√MAƷ “hand” ✧ PE19/48

Phonetic Developments

ON. matthṓ-be > matho

[maθθa-] > [maθa-]

✧ Ety/MAƷ