Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mulljan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *muljaną.

Verb

*mulljan

  1. to crush (into pieces), grind

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *mulljan
1st sg. past *muldā
Infinitive *mulljan
Genitive infin. *mulljannjas
Dative infin. *mulljannjē
Instrum. infin. *mulljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mullju *muldā
2nd singular *mulisi *muldēs, *muldōs
3rd singular *muliþi *muldē, *muldā
1st plural *mulljum *muldum
2nd plural *muliþ *muldud
3rd plural *mulljanþ *muldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mulljē *muldī
2nd singular *mulljēs *muldī
3rd singular *mulljē *muldī
1st plural *mulljēm *muldīm
2nd plural *mulljēþ *muldīd
3rd plural *mulljēn *muldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *muli
Plural *muliþ
Present Past
Participle *mulljandī *muld

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: *mullen
    • Middle Dutch: *mullen, molen
      • Dutch: mullen, meulen
      • →? Low German: mölen
  • Old High German: mullen

References

  1. ^ Lloyd, Albert L.; Lühr, Rosemarie (1988), “mullen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen‎[1] (in German), Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN
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