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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/morþōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *morþ (“death, murder”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*morþōn
- to murder, to kill
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *morþōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *morþōdā | |
| Infinitive | *morþōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *morþōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *morþōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *morþōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *morþō | *morþōdā |
| 2nd singular | *morþōs | *morþōdēs, *morþōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *morþōþ | *morþōdē, *morþōdā |
| 1st plural | *morþōm | *morþōdum |
| 2nd plural | *morþōþ | *morþōdud |
| 3rd plural | *morþōnþ | *morþōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *morþō | *morþōdī |
| 2nd singular | *morþōs | *morþōdī |
| 3rd singular | *morþō | *morþōdī |
| 1st plural | *morþōm | *morþōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *morþōþ | *morþōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *morþōn | *morþōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *morþō | |
| Plural | *morþōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *morþōndī | *morþōd |
Related terms
- *murþijan
Descendants
- Old Frisian: morthia
- West Frisian: moardzje
- Old Saxon: *morthon
- Middle Low German: morden, mōrden
- German Low German: moorden, moren, murrtjen
- Middle Low German: morden, mōrden
- Old Dutch: *morthon
- Middle Dutch: morden, moorden
- Dutch: moorden
- Middle Dutch: morden, moorden
- Old High German: *mordōn
- Middle High German: morden
- German: morden
- Middle High German: morden