Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/melþōn

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *melþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask, pray, speak”). Cognate with Lithuanian maldýti (“to implore”), Proto-Slavic *modlìti (“to ask, pray”), Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒀠𒁲 (māldi, “to recite, make a vow”), Old Armenian մաղթ (małtʻ, “prayer, supplication”).[1]

Verb

*melþōn

  1. to specify; point out; show
  2. to inform; divulge; declare; announce
  3. to bewray; accuse

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *melþōn
1st sg. past *melþōdā
Infinitive *melþōn
Genitive infin. *melþōnijas
Dative infin. *melþōnijē
Instrum. infin. *melþōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *melþō *melþōdā
2nd singular *melþōs *melþōdēs, *melþōdōs
3rd singular *melþōþ *melþōdē, *melþōdā
1st plural *melþōm *melþōdum
2nd plural *melþōþ *melþōdud
3rd plural *melþōnþ *melþōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *melþō *melþōdī
2nd singular *melþōs *melþōdī
3rd singular *melþō *melþōdī
1st plural *melþōm *melþōdīm
2nd plural *melþōþ *melþōdīd
3rd plural *melþōn *melþōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *melþō
Plural *melþōþ
Present Past
Participle *melþōndī *melþōd
  • *milþijan

Descendants

  • Old English: meldian
    • Middle English: melden
  • Old Frisian: *meldia
    • Saterland Frisian: mäldje
    • West Frisian: meldzje
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: urmeldia
  • Old Saxon: meldōn
  • Old Dutch: *meldon
  • Old High German: mëldōn

References

  1. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “maɫt‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 445-6
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