Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/miʀdōn

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

Etymology

From *miʀdu +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*miʀdōn

1. to pay, reward
2. to hire

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*miʀdōn
1st sg. past	*miʀdōdā
Infinitive	*miʀdōn
Genitive infin.	*miʀdōnijas
Dative infin.	*miʀdōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*miʀdōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*miʀdō	*miʀdōdā
2nd singular	*miʀdōs	*miʀdōdēs, *miʀdōdōs
3rd singular	*miʀdōþ	*miʀdōdē, *miʀdōdā
1st plural	*miʀdōm	*miʀdōdum
2nd plural	*miʀdōþ	*miʀdōdud
3rd plural	*miʀdōnþ	*miʀdōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*miʀdō	*miʀdōdī
2nd singular	*miʀdōs	*miʀdōdī
3rd singular	*miʀdō	*miʀdōdī
1st plural	*miʀdōm	*miʀdōdīm
2nd plural	*miʀdōþ	*miʀdōdīd
3rd plural	*miʀdōn	*miʀdōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*miʀdō
Plural	*miʀdōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*miʀdōndī	*miʀdōd

Related terms

• *miʀdijan

Descendants

• Old English: mēdian, mēdgian
  • Middle English: meden
    • English: meed
• Old Saxon: *mēdon
  • Middle Low German: mêden (likely merged with the descendant of *miʀdijan)
    • German Low German: meden
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: gimēdon
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: inmēdon
• Old Dutch: *miedon
  • Middle Dutch: mieden, mêden (and/or from *miʀdijan)
    • Dutch: mieden (dialectal)
• Old High German: mietōn
  • Middle High German: mieten (likely merged with the descendant of *miʀdijan)
    • German: mieten