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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōtōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mōtōną (“to be idle”).
Verb
*mōtōn
- to be idle, at leisure, unoccupied
Conjugation
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mōtōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *mōtōdā | |
| Infinitive | *mōtōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *mōtōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *mōtōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mōtōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōtō | *mōtōdā |
| 2nd singular | *mōtōs | *mōtōdēs, *mōtōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *mōtōþ | *mōtōdē, *mōtōdā |
| 1st plural | *mōtōm | *mōtōdum |
| 2nd plural | *mōtōþ | *mōtōdud |
| 3rd plural | *mōtōnþ | *mōtōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōtō | *mōtōdī |
| 2nd singular | *mōtōs | *mōtōdī |
| 3rd singular | *mōtō | *mōtōdī |
| 1st plural | *mōtōm | *mōtōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *mōtōþ | *mōtōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *mōtōn | *mōtōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mōtō | |
| Plural | *mōtōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mōtōndī | *mōtōd |
Derived terms
- *gimōtōn
- Old High German: gimuozōn
- Middle High German: gemuozen
- Old High German: gimuozōn
Descendants
- Old Frisian: [Term?]
- West Frisian: moezje
- Old High German: muozōn
- Middle High German: muozen
- → Vulgar Latin: *musō, *amusō (see there for further descendants)