Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mussjan

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 *mos (“moss”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*mussjan

1. to cover with moss

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*mussjan
1st sg. past	*musidā
Infinitive	*mussjan
Genitive infin.	*mussjannjas
Dative infin.	*mussjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*mussjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*mussju	*musidā
2nd singular	*musisi	*musidēs, *musidōs
3rd singular	*musiþi	*musidē, *musidā
1st plural	*mussjum	*musidum
2nd plural	*musiþ	*musidud
3rd plural	*mussjanþ	*musidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*mussjē	*musidī
2nd singular	*mussjēs	*musidī
3rd singular	*mussjē	*musidī
1st plural	*mussjēm	*musidīm
2nd plural	*mussjēþ	*musidīd
3rd plural	*mussjēn	*musidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*musi
Plural	*musiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*mussjandī	*musid

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *mussian
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: gimussian
• Old Dutch: *mussen
  • Middle Dutch: mossen
• Old High German: mussen
  • Middle High German: mösen, mosen
  • ⇒ Old High German: gimussen, gimusen (attested in gimusit (ppt))