Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maginōną

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

Derived from *maginą (ability, power, might, main) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣi.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maginōną[1]

  1. to strengthen, to become strong
  2. to have the power to, to be able to

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maginō *maginǭ *maginōi ?
2nd singular *maginōsi *maginōs *maginō *maginōsai *maginōsau
3rd singular *maginōþi *maginō *maginōþau *maginōþai *maginōþau
1st dual *maginōs *maginōw
2nd dual *maginōþiz *maginōþiz *maginōþiz
1st plural *maginōmaz *maginōm *maginōnþai *maginōnþau
2nd plural *maginōþ *maginōþ *maginōþ *maginōnþai *maginōnþau
3rd plural *maginōnþi *maginōn *maginōnþau *maginōnþai *maginōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maginōdǭ *maginōdēdį̄
2nd singular *maginōdēz *maginōdēdīz
3rd singular *maginōdē *maginōdēdī
1st dual *maginōdēdū *maginōdēdīw
2nd dual *maginōdēdudiz *maginōdēdīdiz
1st plural *maginōdēdum *maginōdēdīm
2nd plural *maginōdēdud *maginōdēdīd
3rd plural *maginōdēdun *maginōdēdīn
present past
participles *maginōndz *maginōdaz

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maginōn
    • Old English: mæġenian, mæġnian
      • Old English: ġemæġened
    • Old High German: *meginōn
      • Old High German: gimeginōn
      • Old High German: irmeginōn
      • Old High German: ubarmeginōn
        • Middle High German: übermegenen
  • Old Norse: megna

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maʒenōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 253