Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mātōn

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 *mātu (“measure, size”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*mātōn

to equate with
to estimate, measure
to moderate, to act in moderation

Inflection

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

Old Saxon: *māton
- Middle Low German: mâten
Old Dutch: māton
- Middle Dutch: mâten
  - Dutch: maten (obsolete)
Old High German: māzōn
- Middle High German: māzen

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