Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maitijaną

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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

Etymology

From *maitaną (“to cut”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maitijaną[1]

  1. to cut
  2. to sculpt

Inflection

Conjugation of *maitijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maitijō *maitijaų — *maitijai ?
2nd singular *maitīsi *maitijais *maitī *maitijasai *maitijaisau
3rd singular *maitīþi *maitijai *maitijaþau *maitijaþai *maitijaiþau
1st dual *maitijōs *maitijaiw — — —
2nd dual *maitijaþiz *maitijaiþiz *maitijaþiz — —
1st plural *maitijamaz *maitijaim — *maitijanþai *maitijainþau
2nd plural *maitīþ *maitijaiþ *maitīþ *maitijanþai *maitijainþau
3rd plural *maitijanþi *maitijain *maitijanþau *maitijanþai *maitijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maitidǭ *maitidēdį̄
2nd singular *maitidēz *maitidēdīz
3rd singular *maitidē *maitidēdī
1st dual *maitidēdū *maitidēdīw
2nd dual *maitidēdudiz *maitidēdīdiz
1st plural *maitidēdum *maitidēdīm
2nd plural *maitidēdud *maitidēdīd
3rd plural *maitidēdun *maitidēdīn
present past
participles *maitijandz *maitidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maitijan
  • Old Norse: meita (through confluence with *maitaną)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256
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