Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/metōną

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 think about, reason, decide). Cognate with Latin meditor (think, reflect, consider).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*metōną

  1. to measure, mete, assign
  2. to weigh in mind, consider

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *metō *metǭ *metōi ?
2nd singular *metōsi *metōs *metō *metōsai *metōsau
3rd singular *metōþi *metō *metōþau *metōþai *metōþau
1st dual *metōs *metōw
2nd dual *metōþiz *metōþiz *metōþiz
1st plural *metōmaz *metōm *metōnþai *metōnþau
2nd plural *metōþ *metōþ *metōþ *metōnþai *metōnþau
3rd plural *metōnþi *metōn *metōnþau *metōnþai *metōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *metōdǭ *metōdēdį̄
2nd singular *metōdēz *metōdēdīz
3rd singular *metōdē *metōdēdī
1st dual *metōdēdū *metōdēdīw
2nd dual *metōdēdudiz *metōdēdīdiz
1st plural *metōdēdum *metōdēdīm
2nd plural *metōdēdud *metōdēdīd
3rd plural *metōdēdun *metōdēdīn
present past
participles *metōndz *metōdaz

Descendants

  • Old English: metegian, metgian, metian
  • Old Frisian: metigia
  • Old High German: mezzōn
    • Middle High German: mezzen
      • German: messen (merged with other verbs)
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 (mitōn)