Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/munāną

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 *munaną (“to think, consider”) +‎ *-āną or *muniz (“mind, desire”) +‎ *-āną.

Verb

*munāną[1]

  1. to intend, to aim for
  2. to value, to hold in high regard

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *munō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *munaisi ? *munai *munāsai ?
3rd singular *munaiþi ? *munāþau *munāþai ?
1st dual *munōs ? — — —
2nd dual *munāþiz ? *munāþiz — —
1st plural *munāmaz ? — *munānþai ?
2nd plural *munaiþ ? *munaiþ *munānþai ?
3rd plural *munānþi ? *munānþau *munānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *munadǭ *munadēdį̄
2nd singular *munadēz *munadēdīz
3rd singular *munadē *munadēdī
1st dual *munadēdū *munadēdīw
2nd dual *munadēdudiz *munadēdīdiz
1st plural *munadēdum *munadēdīm
2nd plural *munadēdud *munadēdīd
3rd plural *munadēdun *munadēdīn
present past
participles *munāndz *munadaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *munēn
    • Old English: mynian (with unexpected umlaut, possibly backformed to the noun)
  • Old Norse: muna (only the weak inflected forms)
  • Gothic: munān

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*munēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 276
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