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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mahtijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mahtijaną, equivalent to *mahti (“power, strength”) + *-jan.
Verb
*mahtijan
- to empower, to strengthen
- to use force, to act violently
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mahtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *mahtidā | |
| Infinitive | *mahtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *mahtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *mahtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mahtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mahtiju | *mahtidā |
| 2nd singular | *mahtisi | *mahtidēs, *mahtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *mahtiþi | *mahtidē, *mahtidā |
| 1st plural | *mahtijum | *mahtidum |
| 2nd plural | *mahtiþ | *mahtidud |
| 3rd plural | *mahtijanþ | *mahtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mahtijē | *mahtidī |
| 2nd singular | *mahtijēs | *mahtidī |
| 3rd singular | *mahtijē | *mahtidī |
| 1st plural | *mahtijēm | *mahtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *mahtijēþ | *mahtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *mahtijēn | *mahtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mahti | |
| Plural | *mahtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mahtijandī | *mahtid |
Related terms
- *unmahtijan
Descendants
- Old English: *mihtan
- Middle English: mighten
- Old Saxon: *mahtian
- Middle Low German: mechten
- Old Dutch: *mahten
- Middle Dutch: machten