Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōdijan

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

Etymology

From *mōd (“mind, courage”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*mōdijan

to desire, intend
to make brave, embolden

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*mōdijan
1st sg. past	*mōdidā
Infinitive	*mōdijan
Genitive infin.	*mōdijannjas
Dative infin.	*mōdijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*mōdijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*mōdiju	*mōdidā
2nd singular	*mōdisi	mōdidēs, mōdidōs
3rd singular	*mōdiþi	mōdidē, mōdidā
1st plural	*mōdijum	*mōdidum
2nd plural	*mōdiþ	*mōdidud
3rd plural	*mōdijanþ	*mōdidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*mōdijē	*mōdidī
2nd singular	*mōdijēs	*mōdidī
3rd singular	*mōdijē	*mōdidī
1st plural	*mōdijēm	*mōdidīm
2nd plural	*mōdijēþ	*mōdidīd
3rd plural	*mōdijēn	*mōdidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*mōdi
Plural	*mōdiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*mōdijandī	*mōdid

Related terms

*mōdōn

Descendants

Old English: *mœ̄dan
- ⇒ Old English: unmœ̄dan
Old Saxon: *mōdian
- Middle Low German: mȫden
- ⇒ Old Saxon: farmōdian
Old Dutch: *muoden (or from *mōdōn)
- Middle Dutch: moeden
  - Dutch: moeden (obsolete)
Old High German: muoten
- Middle High German: müeten

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