Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtōną

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 *med- (“to measure”). Equivalent to *mōtǭ (“leisure, idleness, opportunity”) +‎ *-ōną, (compare German Muße (“leisure”)).

Verb

*mōtōną

1. to be idle, at leisure
2. to be available, unrestricted

Inflection

Conjugation of *mōtōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*mōtō	*mōtǭ	—	*mōtōi	?
2nd singular	*mōtōsi	*mōtōs	*mōtō	*mōtōsai	*mōtōsau
3rd singular	*mōtōþi	*mōtō	*mōtōþau	*mōtōþai	*mōtōþau
1st dual	*mōtōs	*mōtōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*mōtōþiz	*mōtōþiz	*mōtōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*mōtōmaz	*mōtōm	—	*mōtōnþai	*mōtōnþau
2nd plural	*mōtōþ	*mōtōþ	*mōtōþ	*mōtōnþai	*mōtōnþau
3rd plural	*mōtōnþi	*mōtōn	*mōtōnþau	*mōtōnþai	*mōtōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*mōtōdǭ	*mōtōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*mōtōdēz	*mōtōdēdīz
3rd singular	*mōtōdē	*mōtōdēdī
1st dual	*mōtōdēdū	*mōtōdēdīw
2nd dual	*mōtōdēdudiz	*mōtōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*mōtōdēdum	*mōtōdēdīm
2nd plural	*mōtōdēdud	*mōtōdēdīd
3rd plural	*mōtōdēdun	*mōtōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*mōtōndz	*mōtōdaz

Related terms

• *mōtaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *mōtōn
  • Old Frisian:
    • West Frisian: moezje
  • Old High German: muozōn
    • Middle High German: muozen
    • → Vulgar Latin: *musō, *amusō (see there for further descendants)