Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtaną

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

A preterite-present derived from a secondary perfect of *mḗd-e-ti (“to measure, ensure compliance, take care of”): *me-mṓd-e (literally “to have measured, taken care of”).[1] Alternatively, from the same root as *mōtą (“meeting”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mōtaną

  1. to be allowed, to be permitted to, may

Inflection

Conjugation of (preterite-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōt *mōtį̄ — — —
2nd singular *mōst *mōtīz — — —
3rd singular *mōt *mōtī — — —
1st dual *mōtū *mōtīw — — —
2nd dual *mōtudiz *mōtīdiz — — —
1st plural *mōtum *mōtīm — — —
2nd plural *mōtud *mōtīd — — —
3rd plural *mōtun *mōtīn — — —
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōsǭ *mōsēdį̄
2nd singular *mōsēz *mōsēdīz
3rd singular *mōsē *mōsēdī
1st dual *mōsēdū *mōsēdīw
2nd dual *mōsēdudiz *mōsēdīdiz
1st plural *mōsēdum *mōsēdīm
2nd plural *mōsēdud *mōsēdīd
3rd plural *mōsēdun *mōsēdīn
present past
participles *mōtandz *mōsaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *med-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 423
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mōtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
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