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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”). Equivalent to *mōtǭ (“leisure, idleness, opportunity”) +‎ *-ōną, (compare German Muße (“leisure”)).

Verb

*mōtōną

  1. to be idle, at leisure
  2. to be available, unrestricted

Inflection
Conjugation of *mōtōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōtō*mōtǭ—*mōtōi ?
2nd singular *mōtōsi*mōtōs*mōtō*mōtōsai*mōtōsau
3rd singular *mōtōþi*mōtō*mōtōþau*mōtōþai*mōtōþau
1st dual *mōtōs*mōtōw———
2nd dual *mōtōþiz*mōtōþiz*mōtōþiz——
1st plural *mōtōmaz*mōtōm—*mōtōnþai*mōtōnþau
2nd plural *mōtōþ*mōtōþ*mōtōþ*mōtōnþai*mōtōnþau
3rd plural *mōtōnþi*mōtōn*mōtōnþau*mōtōnþai*mōtōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mōtōdǭ*mōtōdēdį̄
2nd singular *mōtōdēz*mōtōdēdīz
3rd singular *mōtōdē*mōtōdēdī
1st dual *mōtōdēdū*mōtōdēdīw
2nd dual *mōtōdēdudiz*mōtōdēdīdiz
1st plural *mōtōdēdum*mōtōdēdīm
2nd plural *mōtōdēdud*mōtōdēdīd
3rd plural *mōtōdēdun*mōtōdēdīn
present past
participles *mōtōndz*mōtōdaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *mōtōn
    • Old Frisian:
      • West Frisian: moezje
    • Old High German: muozōn
      • Middle High German: muozen
      • → Vulgar Latin: *musō, *amusō (see there for further descendants)
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