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
2. to have the power to, to be able to

Inflection

Conjugation of *maginōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
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