Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maimrōną

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 *(s)mer- (“to fall into thought, remember, care for”). Cognate with *mīmrōną (“to think, keep in mind, be mindful, muse”), Latin memor (“mindful, thoughtful”), Sanskrit स्मरति (smárati, “he remembers, recollects”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯m.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maimrōną

1. (West Germanic) to think, be in thought, think out, ponder.
2. (West Germanic) to dream.

Inflection

Conjugation of *maimrōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*maimrō	*maimrǭ	—	*maimrōi	?
2nd singular	*maimrōsi	*maimrōs	*maimrō	*maimrōsai	*maimrōsau
3rd singular	*maimrōþi	*maimrō	*maimrōþau	*maimrōþai	*maimrōþau
1st dual	*maimrōs	*maimrōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*maimrōþiz	*maimrōþiz	*maimrōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*maimrōmaz	*maimrōm	—	*maimrōnþai	*maimrōnþau
2nd plural	*maimrōþ	*maimrōþ	*maimrōþ	*maimrōnþai	*maimrōnþau
3rd plural	*maimrōnþi	*maimrōn	*maimrōnþau	*maimrōnþai	*maimrōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*maimrōdǭ	*maimrōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*maimrōdēz	*maimrōdēdīz
3rd singular	*maimrōdē	*maimrōdēdī
1st dual	*maimrōdēdū	*maimrōdēdīw
2nd dual	*maimrōdēdudiz	*maimrōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*maimrōdēdum	*maimrōdēdīm
2nd plural	*maimrōdēdud	*maimrōdēdīd
3rd plural	*maimrōdēdun	*maimrōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*maimrōndz	*maimrōdaz

Related terms

• *mimraz
• *maimrô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *maimrōn
  • Old English: māmrian
    • Middle English: mameren
      • English: mammer