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 (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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