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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mahtijaną

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 *mahtiz (“power, might”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑx.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mahtijaną

  1. to empower, to strengthen
  2. to use force, to act violently

Inflection
Conjugation of *mahtijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mahtijō*mahtijaų—*mahtijai ?
2nd singular *mahtīsi*mahtijais*mahtī*mahtijasai*mahtijaisau
3rd singular *mahtīþi*mahtijai*mahtijaþau*mahtijaþai*mahtijaiþau
1st dual *mahtijōs*mahtijaiw———
2nd dual *mahtijaþiz*mahtijaiþiz*mahtijaþiz——
1st plural *mahtijamaz*mahtijaim—*mahtijanþai*mahtijainþau
2nd plural *mahtīþ*mahtijaiþ*mahtīþ*mahtijanþai*mahtijainþau
3rd plural *mahtijanþi*mahtijain*mahtijanþau*mahtijanþai*mahtijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mahtidǭ*mahtidēdį̄
2nd singular *mahtidēz*mahtidēdīz
3rd singular *mahtidē*mahtidēdī
1st dual *mahtidēdū*mahtidēdīw
2nd dual *mahtidēdudiz*mahtidēdīdiz
1st plural *mahtidēdum*mahtidēdīm
2nd plural *mahtidēdud*mahtidēdīd
3rd plural *mahtidēdun*mahtidēdīn
present past
participles *mahtijandz*mahtidaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *mahtijan
    • Old English: *mihtan
      • Middle English: mighten
    • Old Saxon: *mahtian
      • Middle Low German: mechten
    • Old Dutch: *mahten
  • Gothic: *𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*mahtjan)
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