Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/metōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *med- (to think about, reason, decide). Cognate with Latin meditor (think, reflect, consider).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*metōną

  1. to measure, mete, assign
  2. to weigh in mind, consider

Inflection

Conjugation of *metōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *metō *metǭ *metōi ?
2nd singular *metōsi *metōs *metō *metōsai *metōsau
3rd singular *metōþi *metō *metōþau *metōþai *metōþau
1st dual *metōs *metōw
2nd dual *metōþiz *metōþiz *metōþiz
1st plural *metōmaz *metōm *metōnþai *metōnþau
2nd plural *metōþ *metōþ *metōþ *metōnþai *metōnþau
3rd plural *metōnþi *metōn *metōnþau *metōnþai *metōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *metōdǭ *metōdēdį̄
2nd singular *metōdēz *metōdēdīz
3rd singular *metōdē *metōdēdī
1st dual *metōdēdū *metōdēdīw
2nd dual *metōdēdudiz *metōdēdīdiz
1st plural *metōdēdum *metōdēdīm
2nd plural *metōdēdud *metōdēdīd
3rd plural *metōdēdun *metōdēdīn
present past
participles *metōndz *metōdaz

Descendants

  • Old English: metegian, metgian, metian
  • Old Frisian: metigia
  • Old High German: mezzōn
    • Middle High German: mezzen
      • German: messen (merged with other verbs)
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 (mitōn)