Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maimrōną

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 *mīmrōną (to think, keep in mind, be mindful, muse), Latin memor (mindful, thoughtful), Sanskrit स्मरति (smárati, he remembers, recollects).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯m.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maimrōną

  1. (West Germanic) to think, be in thought, think out, ponder.
  2. (West Germanic) to dream.

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maimrō *maimrǭ *maimrōi ?
2nd singular *maimrōsi *maimrōs *maimrō *maimrōsai *maimrōsau
3rd singular *maimrōþi *maimrō *maimrōþau *maimrōþai *maimrōþau
1st dual *maimrōs *maimrōw
2nd dual *maimrōþiz *maimrōþiz *maimrōþiz
1st plural *maimrōmaz *maimrōm *maimrōnþai *maimrōnþau
2nd plural *maimrōþ *maimrōþ *maimrōþ *maimrōnþai *maimrōnþau
3rd plural *maimrōnþi *maimrōn *maimrōnþau *maimrōnþai *maimrōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maimrōdǭ *maimrōdēdį̄
2nd singular *maimrōdēz *maimrōdēdīz
3rd singular *maimrōdē *maimrōdēdī
1st dual *maimrōdēdū *maimrōdēdīw
2nd dual *maimrōdēdudiz *maimrōdēdīdiz
1st plural *maimrōdēdum *maimrōdēdīm
2nd plural *maimrōdēdud *maimrōdēdīd
3rd plural *maimrōdēdun *maimrōdēdīn
present past
participles *maimrōndz *maimrōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maimrōn