Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matjaną

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

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-yéti ~ *m̥h₂d-yónti, from *meh₂d- (“to be wet”). Equivalent to *matiz (“food”) +‎ *-janą; see *matiz for an alternative theory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*matjaną

1. to eat, to have one's meal

Inflection

Conjugation of *matjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*matjō	*matjaų	—	*matjai	?
2nd singular	*matisi	*matjais	*mati	*matjasai	*matjaisau
3rd singular	*matiþi	*matjai	*matjaþau	*matjaþai	*matjaiþau
1st dual	*matjōs	*matjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*matjaþiz	*matjaiþiz	*matjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*matjamaz	*matjaim	—	*matjanþai	*matjainþau
2nd plural	*matiþ	*matjaiþ	*matiþ	*matjanþai	*matjainþau
3rd plural	*matjanþi	*matjain	*matjanþau	*matjanþai	*matjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*matidǭ	*matidēdį̄
2nd singular	*matidēz	*matidēdīz
3rd singular	*matidē	*matidēdī
1st dual	*matidēdū	*matidēdīw
2nd dual	*matidēdudiz	*matidēdīdiz
1st plural	*matidēdum	*matidēdīm
2nd plural	*matidēdud	*matidēdīd
3rd plural	*matidēdun	*matidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*matjandz	*matidaz

Related terms

• *matitjaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: metja
  • Icelandic: metja
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (matjan)
• Vandalic: *matjan, matzia