Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mātōn

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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 *mātu (measure, size) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb[edit]

*mātōn

  1. to equate with
  2. to estimate, measure
  3. to moderate, to act in moderation

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *mātōn
1st sg. past *mātōdā
Infinitive *mātōn
Genitive infin. *mātōnijas
Dative infin. *mātōnijē
Instrum. infin. *mātōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mātō *mātōdā
2nd singular *mātōs *mātōdēs, *mātōdōs
3rd singular *mātōþ *mātōdē, *mātōdā
1st plural *mātōm *mātōdum
2nd plural *mātōþ *mātōdud
3rd plural *mātōnþ *mātōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mātō *mātōdī
2nd singular *mātōs *mātōdī
3rd singular *mātō *mātōdī
1st plural *mātōm *mātōdīm
2nd plural *mātōþ *mātōdīd
3rd plural *mātōn *mātōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mātō
Plural *mātōþ
Present Past
Participle *mātōndī *mātōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *māton
  • Old Dutch: māton
  • Old High German: māzōn