Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainijaną

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 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *meyno- (“intent, mindset, opinion”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange, swap, switch, share in common”). Cognate with Old Irish mían (“wish; desire”).

Verb

*mainijaną

  1. to mean, think
Inflection
Conjugation of *mainijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mainijō *mainijaų — *mainijai ?
2nd singular *mainīsi *mainijais *mainī *mainijasai *mainijaisau
3rd singular *mainīþi *mainijai *mainijaþau *mainijaþai *mainijaiþau
1st dual *mainijōs *mainijaiw — — —
2nd dual *mainijaþiz *mainijaiþiz *mainijaþiz — —
1st plural *mainijamaz *mainijaim — *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
2nd plural *mainīþ *mainijaiþ *mainīþ *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
3rd plural *mainijanþi *mainijain *mainijanþau *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mainidǭ *mainidēdį̄
2nd singular *mainidēz *mainidēdīz
3rd singular *mainidē *mainidēdī
1st dual *mainidēdū *mainidēdīw
2nd dual *mainidēdudiz *mainidēdīdiz
1st plural *mainidēdum *mainidēdīm
2nd plural *mainidēdud *mainidēdīd
3rd plural *mainidēdun *mainidēdīn
present past
participles *mainijandz *mainidaz
Related terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Likely from *mainaz (“damaging, untrue, deceiving”) +‎ *-janą or *mainą (“damage, unjustice”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*mainijaną

  1. to demean
  2. to defile
Inflection
Conjugation of *mainijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mainijō *mainijaų — *mainijai ?
2nd singular *mainīsi *mainijais *mainī *mainijasai *mainijaisau
3rd singular *mainīþi *mainijai *mainijaþau *mainijaþai *mainijaiþau
1st dual *mainijōs *mainijaiw — — —
2nd dual *mainijaþiz *mainijaiþiz *mainijaþiz — —
1st plural *mainijamaz *mainijaim — *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
2nd plural *mainīþ *mainijaiþ *mainīþ *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
3rd plural *mainijanþi *mainijain *mainijanþau *mainijanþai *mainijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mainidǭ *mainidēdį̄
2nd singular *mainidēz *mainidēdīz
3rd singular *mainidē *mainidēdī
1st dual *mainidēdū *mainidēdīw
2nd dual *mainidēdudiz *mainidēdīdiz
1st plural *mainidēdum *mainidēdīm
2nd plural *mainidēdud *mainidēdīd
3rd plural *mainidēdun *mainidēdīn
present past
participles *mainijandz *mainidaz
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mainjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mainjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mainjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
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