Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midlōną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From *midlą (“middle”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmið.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*midlōną

  1. to join in the middle, to meet in between
  2. to split in the middle, split in halves
  3. to mediate

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *midlō *midlǭ — *midlōi ?
2nd singular *midlōsi *midlōs *midlō *midlōsai *midlōsau
3rd singular *midlōþi *midlō *midlōþau *midlōþai *midlōþau
1st dual *midlōs *midlōw — — —
2nd dual *midlōþiz *midlōþiz *midlōþiz — —
1st plural *midlōmaz *midlōm — *midlōnþai *midlōnþau
2nd plural *midlōþ *midlōþ *midlōþ *midlōnþai *midlōnþau
3rd plural *midlōnþi *midlōn *midlōnþau *midlōnþai *midlōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *midlōdǭ *midlōdēdį̄
2nd singular *midlōdēz *midlōdēdīz
3rd singular *midlōdē *midlōdēdī
1st dual *midlōdēdū *midlōdēdīw
2nd dual *midlōdēdudiz *midlōdēdīdiz
1st plural *midlōdēdum *midlōdēdīm
2nd plural *midlōdēdud *midlōdēdīd
3rd plural *midlōdēdun *midlōdēdīn
present past
participles *midlōndz *midlōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *midlōn
    • Old English: midlian
      • Middle English: middlen
    • Old Frisian: *middelia
      • Saterland Frisian: middelje
      • West Frisian: middelje
    • Old Saxon: *middilōn
      • Middle Low German: middelen
        • German Low German: middeln
    • Old Dutch: *middilon
    • Old High German: *mittilōn
      • Middle High German: mitteln, mittelen
        • German: mitteln
      • ⇒? Old High German: mittilodōn
  • Old Norse: miðla
    • Icelandic: miðla
    • Norwegian:
      Norwegian Bokmål: midle
      Norwegian Nynorsk: midle, midla
    • Swedish: medla

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*međlōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
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