Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōdōn

This Proto-West 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.
This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *mōd (“mind, courage”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*mōdōn

  1. to desire, intend
  2. to make brave, embolden

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *mōdōn
1st sg. past *mōdōdā
Infinitive *mōdōn
Genitive infin. *mōdōnijas
Dative infin. *mōdōnijē
Instrum. infin. *mōdōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mōdō *mōdōdā
2nd singular *mōdōs *mōdōdēs, *mōdōdōs
3rd singular *mōdōþ *mōdōdē, *mōdōdā
1st plural *mōdōm *mōdōdum
2nd plural *mōdōþ *mōdōdud
3rd plural *mōdōnþ *mōdōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mōdō *mōdōdī
2nd singular *mōdōs *mōdōdī
3rd singular *mōdō *mōdōdī
1st plural *mōdōm *mōdōdīm
2nd plural *mōdōþ *mōdōdīd
3rd plural *mōdōn *mōdōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mōdō
Plural *mōdōþ
Present Past
Participle *mōdōndī *mōdōd

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *mōdia
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: formodia
  • Old Saxon: mōdon
  • Old Dutch: *muodon (or from *mōdijan)
    • Middle Dutch: moeden
      • Dutch: moeden (obsolete)
  • Old High German: muotōn
    • Middle High German: muoten
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.