Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/masōną

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, enchant”), related to Bulgarian мая (maja, “to hesitate, be amazed”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*masōną

to labour, struggle with, be confused

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*masō	*masǭ	—	*masōi	?
2nd singular	*masōsi	*masōs	*masō	*masōsai	*masōsau
3rd singular	*masōþi	*masō	*masōþau	*masōþai	*masōþau
1st dual	*masōs	*masōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*masōþiz	*masōþiz	*masōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*masōmaz	*masōm	—	*masōnþai	*masōnþau
2nd plural	*masōþ	*masōþ	*masōþ	*masōnþai	*masōnþau
3rd plural	*masōnþi	*masōn	*masōnþau	*masōnþai	*masōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*masōdǭ	*masōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*masōdēz	*masōdēdīz
3rd singular	*masōdē	*masōdēdī
1st dual	*masōdēdū	*masōdēdīw
2nd dual	*masōdēdudiz	*masōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*masōdēdum	*masōdēdīm
2nd plural	*masōdēdud	*masōdēdīd
3rd plural	*masōdēdun	*masōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*masōndz	*masōdaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *masōn
- Old English: *masian
  - Middle English: masen
    - English: maze, amaze
      - ⇒ English: bemaze
    - Scots: maze, amase
  - ⇒ Old English: āmasian
    - Middle English: *amasen (found in past participle amased)
      - English: amaze
      - Scots: amase
Old Norse: masa
- Icelandic: masa
- Faroese: masa
- Norwegian Nynorsk: masa
- Swedish: masa
- Danish: mase
  - Norwegian Bokmål: mase