Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtaną

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A preterite-present derived from a secondary perfect of *mḗd-e-ti (“to measure, ensure compliance, take care of”): *me-mṓd-e (literally “to have measured, taken care of”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*mōtaną

  1. to be allowed, to be permitted to, may

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *mōtaną (preterite-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōt *mōtį̄ — — —
2nd singular *mōst *mōtīz — — —
3rd singular *mōt *mōtī — — —
1st dual *mōtū *mōtīw — — —
2nd dual *mōtudiz *mōtīdiz — — —
1st plural *mōtum *mōtīm — — —
2nd plural *mōtud *mōtīd — — —
3rd plural *mōtun *mōtīn — — —
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōsǭ *mōsēdį̄
2nd singular *mōsēz *mōsēdīz
3rd singular *mōsē *mōsēdī
1st dual *mōsēdū *mōsēdīw
2nd dual *mōsēdudiz *mōsēdīdiz
1st plural *mōsēdum *mōsēdīm
2nd plural *mōsēdud *mōsēdīd
3rd plural *mōsēdun *mōsēdīn
present past
participles *mōtandz *mōsaz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *med-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 423
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