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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mahtijan

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 Proto-Germanic *mahtijaną, equivalent to *mahti (“power, strength”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*mahtijan

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

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *mahtijan
1st sg. past *mahtidā
Infinitive *mahtijan
Genitive infin. *mahtijannjas
Dative infin. *mahtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *mahtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mahtiju *mahtidā
2nd singular *mahtisi *mahtidēs, *mahtidōs
3rd singular *mahtiþi *mahtidē, *mahtidā
1st plural *mahtijum *mahtidum
2nd plural *mahtiþ *mahtidud
3rd plural *mahtijanþ *mahtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mahtijē *mahtidī
2nd singular *mahtijēs *mahtidī
3rd singular *mahtijē *mahtidī
1st plural *mahtijēm *mahtidīm
2nd plural *mahtijēþ *mahtidīd
3rd plural *mahtijēn *mahtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mahti
Plural *mahtiþ
Present Past
Participle *mahtijandī *mahtid

Descendants
  • Old English: *mihtan
    • Middle English: mighten
  • Old Saxon: *mahtian
    • Middle Low German: mechten
  • Old Dutch: *mahten
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