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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maistarōn

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 *maistar (“master”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*maistarōn

  1. to rule, to be a master

Inflection
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *maistarōn
1st sg. past *maistarōdā
Infinitive *maistarōn
Genitive infin. *maistarōnijas
Dative infin. *maistarōnijē
Instrum. infin. *maistarōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *maistarō *maistarōdā
2nd singular *maistarōs *maistarōdēs, *maistarōdōs
3rd singular *maistarōþ *maistarōdē, *maistarōdā
1st plural *maistarōm *maistarōdum
2nd plural *maistarōþ *maistarōdud
3rd plural *maistarōnþ *maistarōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *maistarō *maistarōdī
2nd singular *maistarōs *maistarōdī
3rd singular *maistarō *maistarōdī
1st plural *maistarōm *maistarōdīm
2nd plural *maistarōþ *maistarōdīd
3rd plural *maistarōn *maistarōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *maistarō
Plural *maistarōþ
Present Past
Participle *maistarōndī *maistarōd

Descendants
  • >? Old English: *mǣġestrian, *māġistrian
    • >? Middle English: maistren (could also be borrowed from Old French maistriier)
  • Old Frisian: māsteria, māstria
    • West Frisian: masterje
  • Old Saxon: *mēstaron
  • Old Dutch: *mēsteron
    • Middle Dutch: mêesteren
      • Dutch: meesteren
  • Old High German: meistarōn
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