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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōþēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mōþijaną (“to tire, become fatigued”).
Verb
*mōþēn
- (intransitive) to grow weary, get tired
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mōþēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *mōþ?dā | |
| Infinitive | *mōþēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *mōþēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *mōþēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mōþēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōþē | *mōþ?dā |
| 2nd singular | *mōþēs | *mōþ?dēs, *mōþ?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *mōþēþ | *mōþ?dē, *mōþ?dā |
| 1st plural | *mōþēm | *mōþ?dum |
| 2nd plural | *mōþēþ | *mōþ?dud |
| 3rd plural | *mōþēnþ | *mōþ?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōþē | *mōþ?dī |
| 2nd singular | *mōþēs | *mōþ?dī |
| 3rd singular | *mōþē | *mōþ?dī |
| 1st plural | *mōþēm | *mōþ?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *mōþēþ | *mōþ?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *mōþēn | *mōþ?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mōþē | |
| Plural | *mōþēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mōþēndī | *mōþ?d |
Related terms
- *mōþijan
Descendants
- Old English: mēþian
- Old Saxon: *mōthian, *mōthōn
- Middle Low German: mö̂den
- Old Dutch: muothen
- Middle Dutch: moeden, mueden, muden
- Old High German: muodēn
- Middle High German: muoden, *müeden, mūden
- German: müden
- Middle High German: muoden, *müeden, mūden