Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/minniʀōn

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 *minniʀō (“fewer”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*minniʀōn

to decrease

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*minniʀōn
1st sg. past	*minniʀōdā
Infinitive	*minniʀōn
Genitive infin.	*minniʀōnijas
Dative infin.	*minniʀōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*minniʀōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*minniʀō	*minniʀōdā
2nd singular	*minniʀōs	minniʀōdēs, minniʀōdōs
3rd singular	*minniʀōþ	minniʀōdē, minniʀōdā
1st plural	*minniʀōm	*minniʀōdum
2nd plural	*minniʀōþ	*minniʀōdud
3rd plural	*minniʀōnþ	*minniʀōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*minniʀō	*minniʀōdī
2nd singular	*minniʀōs	*minniʀōdī
3rd singular	*minniʀō	*minniʀōdī
1st plural	*minniʀōm	*minniʀōdīm
2nd plural	*minniʀōþ	*minniʀōdīd
3rd plural	*minniʀōn	*minniʀōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*minniʀō
Plural	*minniʀōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*minniʀōndī	*minniʀōd

Descendants

Old Frisian: minria, minneria, mindria, menderia
- West Frisian: minderje
Old Saxon: *minniron
- Middle Low German: minneren, minren, minderen
Old Dutch: *minniron
- Middle Dutch: minneren, minren, minderen, mendren, menren
  - Dutch: minderen
Old High German: minnirōn
- Middle High German: minneren, minnern, minren, minderen, mindern
  - German: mindern

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