Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maidijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *moyth₂-éye-ti, from *meyth₂- (to change, exchange).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maidijaną[1]

  1. to exchange, change
  2. to damage, hurt

Inflection

Conjugation of *maidijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maidijō *maidijaų *maidijai ?
2nd singular *maidīsi *maidijais *maidī *maidijasai *maidijaisau
3rd singular *maidīþi *maidijai *maidijaþau *maidijaþai *maidijaiþau
1st dual *maidijōs *maidijaiw
2nd dual *maidijaþiz *maidijaiþiz *maidijaþiz
1st plural *maidijamaz *maidijaim *maidijanþai *maidijainþau
2nd plural *maidīþ *maidijaiþ *maidīþ *maidijanþai *maidijainþau
3rd plural *maidijanþi *maidijain *maidijanþau *maidijanþai *maidijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *maididǭ *maididēdį̄
2nd singular *maididēz *maididēdīz
3rd singular *maididē *maididēdī
1st dual *maididēdū *maididēdīw
2nd dual *maididēdudiz *maididēdīdiz
1st plural *maididēdum *maididēdīm
2nd plural *maididēdud *maididēdīd
3rd plural *maididēdun *maididēdīn
present past
participles *maidijandz *maididaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: meiða
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (maidjan)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*maidjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347