Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/munāną

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 *munaną (“to think, consider”) +‎ *-āną or *muniz (“mind, desire”) +‎ *-āną.

Verb

*munāną^[1]

to intend, to aim for
to value, to hold in high regard

Inflection

Conjugation of *munāną (weak class 3)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*munō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*munaisi	?	*munai	*munāsai	?
3rd singular	*munaiþi	?	*munāþau	*munāþai	?
1st dual	*munōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*munāþiz	?	*munāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*munāmaz	?	—	*munānþai	?
2nd plural	*munaiþ	?	*munaiþ	*munānþai	?
3rd plural	*munānþi	?	*munānþau	*munānþai	?

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*munadǭ	*munadēdį̄
2nd singular	*munadēz	*munadēdīz
3rd singular	*munadē	*munadēdī
1st dual	*munadēdū	*munadēdīw
2nd dual	*munadēdudiz	*munadēdīdiz
1st plural	*munadēdum	*munadēdīm
2nd plural	*munadēdud	*munadēdīd
3rd plural	*munadēdun	*munadēdīn

	present	past
participles	*munāndz	*munadaz

Derived terms

*furimunāną

Related terms

*munaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *munēn
- Old English: mynian (with unexpected umlaut, possibly backformed to the noun)
Old Norse: muna (only the weak inflected forms)
Gothic: munān

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*munēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 276

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*munēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 276

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