Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mālēn

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēlāną. Equivalent to *māl (stain, mark, spot) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*mālēn

  1. to paint

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *mālēn
1st sg. past *māl?dā
Infinitive *mālēn
Genitive infin. *mālēnijas
Dative infin. *mālēnijē
Instrum. infin. *mālēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mālē *māl?dā
2nd singular *mālēs *māl?dēs, *māl?dēs
3rd singular *mālēþ *māl?dē, *māl?dā
1st plural *mālēm *māl?dum
2nd plural *mālēþ *māl?dud
3rd plural *mālēnþ *māl?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mālē *māl?dī
2nd singular *mālēs *māl?dī
3rd singular *mālē *māl?dī
1st plural *mālēm *māl?dīm
2nd plural *mālēþ *māl?dīd
3rd plural *mālēn *māl?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mālē
Plural *mālēþ
Present Past
Participle *mālēndī *māl?d

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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