Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maistarōn
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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. |
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *maistar (“master”) + *-ōn.
Verb
[edit]*maistarōn
Inflection
[edit]| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *maistarōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *maistarōdā | |
| Infinitive | *maistarōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *maistarōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *maistarōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *maistarōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *maistarō | *maistarōdā |
| 2nd singular | *maistarōs | *maistarōdēs, *maistarōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *maistarōþ | *maistarōdē, *maistarōdā |
| 1st plural | *maistarōm | *maistarōdum |
| 2nd plural | *maistarōþ | *maistarōdud |
| 3rd plural | *maistarōnþ | *maistarōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *maistarō | *maistarōdī |
| 2nd singular | *maistarōs | *maistarōdī |
| 3rd singular | *maistarō | *maistarōdī |
| 1st plural | *maistarōm | *maistarōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *maistarōþ | *maistarōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *maistarōn | *maistarōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *maistarō | |
| Plural | *maistarōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *maistarōndī | *maistarōd |
Descendants
[edit]- >? Old English: *mǣġestrian, *māġistrian
- >? Middle English: maistren (could also be borrowed from Old French maistriier)
- English: master
- >? Middle English: maistren (could also be borrowed from Old French maistriier)
- Old Frisian: māsteria, māstria
- West Frisian: masterje
- Old Saxon: *mēstaron
- Old Dutch: *mēsteron
- Old High German: meistarōn