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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/metan

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 Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

*metan

  1. to measure

Inflection

Strong class 5
Infinitive *metan
1st sg. past *mat
3rd pl. past *mātun
Past ptcple *metan
Infinitive *metan
Genitive infin. *metannjas
Dative infin. *metannjē
Instrum. infin. *metannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *metu *mat
2nd singular *mitiʀi *mātī
3rd singular *mitidi *mat
1st plural *metum *mātum
2nd plural *mitid *mātud
3rd plural *metand *mātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *metē *mātī
2nd singular *metēs *mātī
3rd singular *metē *mātī
1st plural *metēm *mātīm
2nd plural *metēþ *mātīd
3rd plural *metēn *mātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mit
Plural *mitid
Present Past
Participle *metandī *metan

Descendants

  • Old English: metan
  • Old Frisian: meta
    • Saterland Frisian: meete
    • West Frisian: mjitte (>ôfmjitte)
  • Old Saxon: metan
  • Old Dutch: metan
  • Old High German: mezzan
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