Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/meltan

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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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From Proto-Germanic *meltaną.

Verb

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*meltan

  1. (intransitive) to dissolve, to melt

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive *meltan
1st sg. past *malt
3rd pl. past *multun
Past ptcple *moltan
Infinitive *meltan
Genitive infin. *meltannjas
Dative infin. *meltannjē
Instrum. infin. *meltannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *meltu *malt
2nd singular *miltiʀi *multī
3rd singular *miltidi *malt
1st plural *meltum *multum
2nd plural *miltid *multud
3rd plural *meltand *multun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *meltē *multī
2nd singular *meltēs *multī
3rd singular *meltē *multī
1st plural *meltēm *multīm
2nd plural *meltēþ *multīd
3rd plural *meltēn *multīn
Imperative Present
Singular *milt
Plural *miltid
Present Past
Participle *meltandī *moltan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: meltan