Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mīmrōną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to fall into thought, remember, care for”). Cognate with *maimrōną (“to think, ponder, muse, think out”), Latin memor (“mindful, thoughtful”), Sanskrit स्मरति (smárati, “he remembers, recollects”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiːm.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mīmrōną

to think, keep in mind, be mindful, muse.

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*mīmrō	*mīmrǭ	—	*mīmrōi	?
2nd singular	*mīmrōsi	*mīmrōs	*mīmrō	*mīmrōsai	*mīmrōsau
3rd singular	*mīmrōþi	*mīmrō	*mīmrōþau	*mīmrōþai	*mīmrōþau
1st dual	*mīmrōs	*mīmrōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*mīmrōþiz	*mīmrōþiz	*mīmrōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*mīmrōmaz	*mīmrōm	—	*mīmrōnþai	*mīmrōnþau
2nd plural	*mīmrōþ	*mīmrōþ	*mīmrōþ	*mīmrōnþai	*mīmrōnþau
3rd plural	*mīmrōnþi	*mīmrōn	*mīmrōnþau	*mīmrōnþai	*mīmrōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*mīmrōdǭ	*mīmrōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*mīmrōdēz	*mīmrōdēdīz
3rd singular	*mīmrōdē	*mīmrōdēdī
1st dual	*mīmrōdēdū	*mīmrōdēdīw
2nd dual	*mīmrōdēdudiz	*mīmrōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*mīmrōdēdum	*mīmrōdēdīm
2nd plural	*mīmrōdēdud	*mīmrōdēdīd
3rd plural	*mīmrōdēdun	*mīmrōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*mīmrōndz	*mīmrōdaz

Related terms

*maimrōną
*mimraz
*maimrô

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *mī̆mrōn
- Old English: mimorian, mymerian
  - Middle English: *mimmeren
    - English: mimmer
      - ⇒ English: mimmering
- Old Frisian: *mī̆meria
  - Saterland Frisian: miemerje
  - West Frisian: mimerje
- Old Saxon: *mīmarōn
  - Middle Low German: *mîmeren, *mîmern
    - German Low German: mimereren
    - Low German: mimeren, mimern
    - → Danish: mimre
    - → Norwegian: mimre
- Old Dutch: *mīmaron
  - Middle Dutch: mimeren, mijmelen, mimmeren
    - Dutch: mijmeren, mimmeren
      - Afrikaans: mymer