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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mātōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *mātu (“measure, size”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*mātōn
- to equate with
- to estimate, measure
- to moderate, to act in moderation
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mātōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *mātōdā | |
| Infinitive | *mātōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *mātōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *mātōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mātōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mātō | *mātōdā |
| 2nd singular | *mātōs | *mātōdēs, *mātōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *mātōþ | *mātōdē, *mātōdā |
| 1st plural | *mātōm | *mātōdum |
| 2nd plural | *mātōþ | *mātōdud |
| 3rd plural | *mātōnþ | *mātōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mātō | *mātōdī |
| 2nd singular | *mātōs | *mātōdī |
| 3rd singular | *mātō | *mātōdī |
| 1st plural | *mātōm | *mātōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *mātōþ | *mātōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *mātōn | *mātōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mātō | |
| Plural | *mātōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mātōndī | *mātōd |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *māton
- Middle Low German: mâten
- Old Dutch: māton
- Middle Dutch: mâten
- Dutch: maten (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: mâten
- Old High German: māzōn
- Middle High German: māzen