Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/medumōn

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 *medumōną.[1] Equivalent to *medumō (“middle, midmost”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*medumōn

  1. to mediate, moderate

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *medumōn
1st sg. past *medumōdā
Infinitive *medumōn
Genitive infin. *medumōnijas
Dative infin. *medumōnijē
Instrum. infin. *medumōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *medumō *medumōdā
2nd singular *medumōs *medumōdēs, *medumōdōs
3rd singular *medumōþ *medumōdē, *medumōdā
1st plural *medumōm *medumōdum
2nd plural *medumōþ *medumōdud
3rd plural *medumōnþ *medumōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *medumō *medumōdī
2nd singular *medumōs *medumōdī
3rd singular *medumō *medumōdī
1st plural *medumōm *medumōdīm
2nd plural *medumōþ *medumōdīd
3rd plural *medumōn *medumōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *medumō
Plural *medumōþ
Present Past
Participle *medumōndī *medumōd

Derived terms

  • *gamedumōn

Descendants

  • Old English: medumian
    • Middle English: medemen
  • Old High German: metamēn (<with a shift from class II to class III)[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95: “PGmc *medumōną ‘find the midpoint’”
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