Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/morþōn

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 *morþ (“death, murder”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*morþōn

  1. to murder, kill

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *morþōn
1st sg. past *morþōdā
Infinitive *morþōn
Genitive infin. *morþōnijas
Dative infin. *morþōnijē
Instrum. infin. *morþōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *morþō *morþōdā
2nd singular *morþōs *morþōdēs, *morþōdōs
3rd singular *morþōþ *morþōdē, *morþōdā
1st plural *morþōm *morþōdum
2nd plural *morþōþ *morþōdud
3rd plural *morþōnþ *morþōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *morþō *morþōdī
2nd singular *morþōs *morþōdī
3rd singular *morþō *morþōdī
1st plural *morþōm *morþōdīm
2nd plural *morþōþ *morþōdīd
3rd plural *morþōn *morþōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *morþō
Plural *morþōþ
Present Past
Participle *morþōndī *morþōd

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: morthia
    • West Frisian: moardzje
  • Old Saxon: *morthon
  • Old Dutch: *morthon
  • >? Old High German: *mordōn
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