Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/malan

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *malaną.

Verb edit

*malan

  1. to grind

Inflection edit

Strong class 6
Infinitive *malan
1st sg. past *mōl
3rd pl. past *mōlun
Past ptcple *malan
Infinitive *malan
Genitive infin. *malannjas
Dative infin. *malannjē
Instrum. infin. *malannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *malu *mōl
2nd singular *maliʀi *mōlī
3rd singular *malidi *mōl
1st plural *malum *mōlum
2nd plural *malid *mōlud
3rd plural *maland *mōlun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *malē *mōlī
2nd singular *malēs *mōlī
3rd singular *malē *mōlī
1st plural *malēm *mōlīm
2nd plural *malēþ *mōlīd
3rd plural *malēn *mōlīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mal
Plural *malid
Present Past
Participle *malandī *malan

Descendants edit

  • Old Frisian:
  • Old Saxon: malan
  • Old Dutch: *malan
  • Old High German: malan