Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōtōn

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōtōną (“to be idle”).

Verb

*mōtōn

  1. to be idle, at leisure, unoccupied

Conjugation

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *mōtōn
1st sg. past *mōtōdā
Infinitive *mōtōn
Genitive infin. *mōtōnijas
Dative infin. *mōtōnijē
Instrum. infin. *mōtōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mōtō *mōtōdā
2nd singular *mōtōs *mōtōdēs, *mōtōdōs
3rd singular *mōtōþ *mōtōdē, *mōtōdā
1st plural *mōtōm *mōtōdum
2nd plural *mōtōþ *mōtōdud
3rd plural *mōtōnþ *mōtōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mōtō *mōtōdī
2nd singular *mōtōs *mōtōdī
3rd singular *mōtō *mōtōdī
1st plural *mōtōm *mōtōdīm
2nd plural *mōtōþ *mōtōdīd
3rd plural *mōtōn *mōtōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mōtō
Plural *mōtōþ
Present Past
Participle *mōtōndī *mōtōd

Derived terms

  • *gimōtōn
    • Old High German: gimuozōn
      • Middle High German: gemuozen

Descendants

  • Old Frisian:
    • West Frisian: moezje
  • Old High German: muozōn
    • Middle High German: muozen
    • → Vulgar Latin: *musō, *amusō (see there for further descendants)
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