Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtōną

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 *med- (to measure). Equivalent to *mōtǭ (leisure, idleness, opportunity) +‎ *-ōną, (compare German Muße (leisure)).

Verb

*mōtōną

  1. to be idle, at leisure
  2. to be available, unrestricted

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōtō *mōtǭ *mōtōi ?
2nd singular *mōtōsi *mōtōs *mōtō *mōtōsai *mōtōsau
3rd singular *mōtōþi *mōtō *mōtōþau *mōtōþai *mōtōþau
1st dual *mōtōs *mōtōw
2nd dual *mōtōþiz *mōtōþiz *mōtōþiz
1st plural *mōtōmaz *mōtōm *mōtōnþai *mōtōnþau
2nd plural *mōtōþ *mōtōþ *mōtōþ *mōtōnþai *mōtōnþau
3rd plural *mōtōnþi *mōtōn *mōtōnþau *mōtōnþai *mōtōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōtōdǭ *mōtōdēdį̄
2nd singular *mōtōdēz *mōtōdēdīz
3rd singular *mōtōdē *mōtōdēdī
1st dual *mōtōdēdū *mōtōdēdīw
2nd dual *mōtōdēdudiz *mōtōdēdīdiz
1st plural *mōtōdēdum *mōtōdēdīm
2nd plural *mōtōdēdud *mōtōdēdīd
3rd plural *mōtōdēdun *mōtōdēdīn
present past
participles *mōtōndz *mōtōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōtōn
    • Old Frisian:
      • West Frisian: moezje
    • Old High German: muozōn
      • Middle High German: muozen
      • Vulgar Latin: *musō, *amusō (see there for further descendants)