Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mīþan

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 Proto-Germanic *mīþaną.

Verb

*mīþan

to avoid, to evade

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*mīþan
1st sg. past	*maiþ
3rd pl. past	*midun
Past ptcple	*midan
Infinitive	*mīþan
Genitive infin.	*mīþannjas
Dative infin.	*mīþannjē
Instrum. infin.	*mīþannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*mīþu	*maiþ
2nd singular	*mīþiʀi	*midī
3rd singular	*mīþidi	*maiþ
1st plural	*mīþum	*midum
2nd plural	*mīþid	*midud
3rd plural	*mīþand	*midun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*mīþē	*midī
2nd singular	*mīþēs	*midī
3rd singular	*mīþē	*midī
1st plural	*mīþēm	*midīm
2nd plural	*mīþēþ	*midīd
3rd plural	*mīþēn	*midīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*mīþ
Plural	*mīþid
	Present	Past
Participle	*mīþandī	*midan

Descendants

Old English: mīþan
- Middle English: mithen
  - English: mithe
Old Frisian: mītha (in combination)
- Saterland Frisian: miede
- West Frisian: mije
Old Saxon: mīthan
- Middle Low German: mīden
Old Dutch: mīthan
- Middle Dutch: miden
  - Dutch: mijden
  - Limburgish: mieje
Old High German: mīdan
- Middle High German: mīden
  - German: meiden
  - Luxembourgish: meiden