Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōdōn

This Proto-West 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.

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *mōd (“mind, courage”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*mōdōn

1. to desire, intend
2. to make brave, embolden

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*mōdōn
1st sg. past	*mōdōdā
Infinitive	*mōdōn
Genitive infin.	*mōdōnijas
Dative infin.	*mōdōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*mōdōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*mōdō	*mōdōdā
2nd singular	*mōdōs	*mōdōdēs, *mōdōdōs
3rd singular	*mōdōþ	*mōdōdē, *mōdōdā
1st plural	*mōdōm	*mōdōdum
2nd plural	*mōdōþ	*mōdōdud
3rd plural	*mōdōnþ	*mōdōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*mōdō	*mōdōdī
2nd singular	*mōdōs	*mōdōdī
3rd singular	*mōdō	*mōdōdī
1st plural	*mōdōm	*mōdōdīm
2nd plural	*mōdōþ	*mōdōdīd
3rd plural	*mōdōn	*mōdōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*mōdō
Plural	*mōdōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*mōdōndī	*mōdōd

Related terms

• *mōdijan

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *mōdia
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: formodia
• Old Saxon: mōdon
  • Middle Low German: môden
• Old Dutch: *muodon (or from *mōdijan)
  • Middle Dutch: moeden
    • Dutch: moeden (obsolete)
• Old High German: muotōn
  • Middle High German: muoten