Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)méldeti

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    Thematic root present of *(s)meld-.

    Verb

    *(s)méldeti (imperfective)[1]

    1. to soften, melt

    Conjugation

    Imperfective, thematic
    3rd singular *(s)méldeti
    3rd plural *(s)méldonti
    Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *(s)méldoh₂ *(s)méldom *(s)méldōh₂ *(s)méldoyh₁m̥
    2nd singular *(s)méldesi *(s)méldes *(s)mélde *(s)méldēsi *(s)méldoys
    3rd singular *(s)méldeti *(s)méldet *(s)méldetu *(s)méldēti *(s)méldoyt
    1st dual *(s)méldowos *(s)méldowe *(s)méldōwos *(s)méldoywe
    2nd dual *(s)méldetes *(s)méldetom *(s)méldetom *(s)méldētes *(s)méldoytom
    3rd dual *(s)méldetes *(s)méldetām *(s)méldetām *(s)méldētes *(s)méldoytām
    1st plural *(s)méldomos *(s)méldome *(s)méldōmos *(s)méldoyme
    2nd plural *(s)méldete *(s)méldete *(s)méldete *(s)méldēte *(s)méldoyte
    3rd plural *(s)méldonti *(s)méldont *(s)méldontu *(s)méldōnti *(s)méldoyh₁n̥t
    Participle *(s)méldonts
    Middle voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *(s)méldoh₂er *(s)méldoh₂e *(s)méldōh₂er *(s)méldoyh₂e
    2nd singular *(s)méldeth₂er *(s)méldeth₂e *(s)méldeso *(s)méldēth₂er *(s)méldoyth₂e
    3rd singular *(s)méldetor *(s)méldeto *? *(s)méldētor *(s)méldoyto, *(s)méldoyh₁o
    1st dual *(s)méldowosdʰh₂ *(s)méldowedʰh₂ *(s)méldōwosdʰh₂ *(s)méldoywedʰh₂
    2nd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    3rd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    1st plural *(s)méldomosdʰh₂ *(s)méldomedʰh₂ *(s)méldōmosdʰh₂ *(s)méldoymedʰh₂
    2nd plural *(s)méldedʰh₂we *(s)méldedʰh₂we *(s)méldedʰh₂we *(s)méldēdʰh₂we *(s)méldoydʰh₂we
    3rd plural *(s)méldontor *(s)méldonto *? *(s)méldōntor *(s)méldoyro
    Participle *(s)méldomnos

    Descendants

    • Proto-Germanic: *smeltaną (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *méldomai
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mrádatay
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mrádatay
        • Sanskrit: म्रदते (mradate)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*meld-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 431:*méld-e-