Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/minnjōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *mini (“love, remembrance”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*minnjōn

to love
to think about, to remember

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*minnjōn
1st sg. past	*minnjōdā
Infinitive	*minnjōn
Genitive infin.	*minnjōnijas
Dative infin.	*minnjōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*minnjōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*minnjō	*minnjōdā
2nd singular	*minnjōs	minnjōdēs, minnjōdōs
3rd singular	*minnjōþ	minnjōdē, minnjōdā
1st plural	*minnjōm	*minnjōdum
2nd plural	*minnjōþ	*minnjōdud
3rd plural	*minnjōnþ	*minnjōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*minnjō	*minnjōdī
2nd singular	*minnjōs	*minnjōdī
3rd singular	*minnjō	*minnjōdī
1st plural	*minnjōm	*minnjōdīm
2nd plural	*minnjōþ	*minnjōdīd
3rd plural	*minnjōn	*minnjōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*minnjō
Plural	*minnjōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*minnjōndī	*minnjōd

Descendants

Old English: *minnian
- Middle English: minnen
Old Frisian: minnia
Old Saxon: minniōn, minnōn
- Middle Low German: minnen
Old Dutch: minnon
- Middle Dutch: minnen
  - Dutch: minnen
Old High German: minneōn, minnōn
- Middle High German: minnen
  - German: minnen