Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtōną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”). Equivalent to *mōtǭ (“leisure, idleness, opportunity”) + *-ōną, (compare German Muße (“leisure”)).
Verb
edit*mōtōną
- to be idle, at leisure
- to be available, unrestricted
Inflection
editConjugation of *mōtōną (weak class 2)