Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maginōną

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

Derived from *maginą (“ability, power, might, main”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣi.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maginōną^[1]

to strengthen, to become strong
to have the power to, to be able to

Inflection

Conjugation of *maginōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*maginō	*maginǭ	—	*maginōi	?
2nd singular	*maginōsi	*maginōs	*maginō	*maginōsai	*maginōsau
3rd singular	*maginōþi	*maginō	*maginōþau	*maginōþai	*maginōþau
1st dual	*maginōs	*maginōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*maginōþiz	*maginōþiz	*maginōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*maginōmaz	*maginōm	—	*maginōnþai	*maginōnþau
2nd plural	*maginōþ	*maginōþ	*maginōþ	*maginōnþai	*maginōnþau
3rd plural	*maginōnþi	*maginōn	*maginōnþau	*maginōnþai	*maginōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*maginōdǭ	*maginōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*maginōdēz	*maginōdēdīz
3rd singular	*maginōdē	*maginōdēdī
1st dual	*maginōdēdū	*maginōdēdīw
2nd dual	*maginōdēdudiz	*maginōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*maginōdēdum	*maginōdēdīm
2nd plural	*maginōdēdud	*maginōdēdīd
3rd plural	*maginōdēdun	*maginōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*maginōndz	*maginōdaz

Alternative forms

*maganōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *maginōn
- Old English: mæġenian, mæġnian
  - ⇒ Old English: ġemæġened
- Old High German: *meginōn
  - ⇒ Old High German: gimeginōn
  - ⇒ Old High German: irmeginōn
  - ⇒ Old High German: ubarmeginōn
    - Middle High German: übermegenen
Old Norse: megna
- Icelandic: megna

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maʒenōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 253

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maʒenōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 253

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