Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainijaną

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meyno- (“intent, mindset, opinion”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange, swap, switch, share in common”). Cognate with Old Irish mían (“wish; desire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mainijaną

  1. to mean, think

Inflection

Conjugation of *mainijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mainijō *mainijaų — *mainijai ?
2nd singular *mainīsi *mainijais *mainī *mainijasai *mainijaisau
3rd singular *mainīþi *mainijai *mainijaþau *mainijaþai *mainijaiþau
1st dual *mainijōs *mainijaiw — — —
2nd dual *mainijaþiz *mainijaiþiz *mainijaþiz — —
1st plural *mainijamaz *mainijaim — *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
2nd plural *mainīþ *mainijaiþ *mainīþ *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
3rd plural *mainijanþi *mainijain *mainijanþau *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mainidǭ *mainidēdį̄
2nd singular *mainidēz *mainidēdīz
3rd singular *mainidē *mainidēdī
1st dual *mainidēdū *mainidēdīw
2nd dual *mainidēdudiz *mainidēdīdiz
1st plural *mainidēdum *mainidēdīm
2nd plural *mainidēdud *mainidēdīd
3rd plural *mainidēdun *mainidēdīn
present past
participles *mainijandz *mainidaz

Descendants

  • Old English: mǣnan
  • Old Frisian: mēna
  • Old Saxon: mēnian
    • Middle Low German: mênen, meinen
      • German Low German: menen
      • → Old Norse: meina
        • Danish: mene
        • Swedish: mena
        • Norwegian: mene, meine, meina
        • Faroese: meina
        • Icelandic: meina
        • Gutnish: maine
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  • Old Dutch: mēnen
  • Old High German: meinen
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