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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōtijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną.
Verb
*mōtijan
- to meet
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mōtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *mōtidā | |
| Infinitive | *mōtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *mōtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *mōtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mōtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōtiju | *mōtidā |
| 2nd singular | *mōtisi | *mōtidēs, *mōtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *mōtiþi | *mōtidē, *mōtidā |
| 1st plural | *mōtijum | *mōtidum |
| 2nd plural | *mōtiþ | *mōtidud |
| 3rd plural | *mōtijanþ | *mōtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōtijē | *mōtidī |
| 2nd singular | *mōtijēs | *mōtidī |
| 3rd singular | *mōtijē | *mōtidī |
| 1st plural | *mōtijēm | *mōtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *mōtijēþ | *mōtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *mōtijēn | *mōtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mōti | |
| Plural | *mōtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mōtijandī | *mōtid |
Descendants
- Old English: mētan
- Middle English: meten, meeten
- Scots: met, mete, meit, meet
- English: meet
- Middle English: meten, meeten
- Old Frisian: mēta
- North Frisian: mete
- Saterland Frisian: mäite
- West Frisian: moetsje
- Old Saxon: mōtian
- Middle Low German: moten
- Low German: möten
- Middle Low German: moten
- Old Dutch: *muoten
- Middle Dutch: moeten
- Old High German: muozen
- Middle High German: muozen