Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mahtīgōn

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 *mahtīg (“powerful”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*mahtīgōn

  1. to empower, make powerful

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *mahtīgōn
1st sg. past *mahtīgōdā
Infinitive *mahtīgōn
Genitive infin. *mahtīgōnijas
Dative infin. *mahtīgōnijē
Instrum. infin. *mahtīgōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mahtīgō *mahtīgōdā
2nd singular *mahtīgōs *mahtīgōdēs, *mahtīgōdōs
3rd singular *mahtīgōþ *mahtīgōdē, *mahtīgōdā
1st plural *mahtīgōm *mahtīgōdum
2nd plural *mahtīgōþ *mahtīgōdud
3rd plural *mahtīgōnþ *mahtīgōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mahtīgō *mahtīgōdī
2nd singular *mahtīgōs *mahtīgōdī
3rd singular *mahtīgō *mahtīgōdī
1st plural *mahtīgōm *mahtīgōdīm
2nd plural *mahtīgōþ *mahtīgōdīd
3rd plural *mahtīgōn *mahtīgōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mahtīgō
Plural *mahtīgōþ
Present Past
Participle *mahtīgōndī *mahtīgōd

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *mahtigia
    • West Frisian: machtigje
  • Old Saxon: *mahtigon
    • Middle Low German: mechtigen
  • Old Dutch: *mahtigon
  • Old High German: *mahtigōn
    • Middle High German: mechtigen
    • ⇒ Old High German: gimahtigōn
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