Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matjaną

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

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-yéti ~ *m̥h₂d-yónti, from *meh₂d- (“to be wet”). Equivalent to *matiz (“food”) +‎ *-janą; see *matiz for an alternative theory.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*matjaną

  1. to eat, to have one's meal

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *matjō *matjaų — *matjai ?
2nd singular *matisi *matjais *mati *matjasai *matjaisau
3rd singular *matiþi *matjai *matjaþau *matjaþai *matjaiþau
1st dual *matjōs *matjaiw — — —
2nd dual *matjaþiz *matjaiþiz *matjaþiz — —
1st plural *matjamaz *matjaim — *matjanþai *matjainþau
2nd plural *matiþ *matjaiþ *matiþ *matjanþai *matjainþau
3rd plural *matjanþi *matjain *matjanþau *matjanþai *matjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *matidǭ *matidēdį̄
2nd singular *matidēz *matidēdīz
3rd singular *matidē *matidēdī
1st dual *matidēdū *matidēdīw
2nd dual *matidēdudiz *matidēdīdiz
1st plural *matidēdum *matidēdīm
2nd plural *matidēdud *matidēdīd
3rd plural *matidēdun *matidēdīn
present past
participles *matjandz *matidaz
  • *matitjaną

Descendants

  • Old Norse: metja
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (matjan)
  • Vandalic: *matjan, matzia

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mati-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 358: “*matjan-”
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