Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/melþōn
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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]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *melþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask, pray, speak”). Cognate with Lithuanian maldýti (“to implore”), Proto-Slavic *modlìti (“to ask, pray”), Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒀠𒁲 (māldi, “to recite, make a vow”), Old Armenian մաղթ (małtʻ, “prayer, supplication”).
Verb
[edit]*melþōn
Inflection
[edit]| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *melþōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *melþōdā | |
| Infinitive | *melþōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *melþōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *melþōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *melþōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *melþō | *melþōdā |
| 2nd singular | *melþōs | *melþōdēs, *melþōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *melþōþ | *melþōdē, *melþōdā |
| 1st plural | *melþōm | *melþōdum |
| 2nd plural | *melþōþ | *melþōdud |
| 3rd plural | *melþōnþ | *melþōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *melþō | *melþōdī |
| 2nd singular | *melþōs | *melþōdī |
| 3rd singular | *melþō | *melþōdī |
| 1st plural | *melþōm | *melþōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *melþōþ | *melþōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *melþōn | *melþōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *melþō | |
| Plural | *melþōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *melþōndī | *melþōd |