Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mahtijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *mahtiz (“power, might”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑx.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mahtijaną

  1. to empower, to strengthen
  2. to use force, to act violently

Inflection

Conjugation of *mahtijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mahtijō *mahtijaų — *mahtijai ?
2nd singular *mahtīsi *mahtijais *mahtī *mahtijasai *mahtijaisau
3rd singular *mahtīþi *mahtijai *mahtijaþau *mahtijaþai *mahtijaiþau
1st dual *mahtijōs *mahtijaiw — — —
2nd dual *mahtijaþiz *mahtijaiþiz *mahtijaþiz — —
1st plural *mahtijamaz *mahtijaim — *mahtijanþai *mahtijainþau
2nd plural *mahtīþ *mahtijaiþ *mahtīþ *mahtijanþai *mahtijainþau
3rd plural *mahtijanþi *mahtijain *mahtijanþau *mahtijanþai *mahtijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mahtidǭ *mahtidēdį̄
2nd singular *mahtidēz *mahtidēdīz
3rd singular *mahtidē *mahtidēdī
1st dual *mahtidēdū *mahtidēdīw
2nd dual *mahtidēdudiz *mahtidēdīdiz
1st plural *mahtidēdum *mahtidēdīm
2nd plural *mahtidēdud *mahtidēdīd
3rd plural *mahtidēdun *mahtidēdīn
present past
participles *mahtijandz *mahtidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mahtijan
    • Old English: *mihtan
      • Middle English: mighten
    • Old Saxon: *mahtian
      • Middle Low German: mechten
    • Old Dutch: *mahten
  • Gothic: *𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*mahtjan)
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