Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maitijaną

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 *maitaną (“to cut”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maitijaną

1. to cut
2. to sculpt

Inflection

Conjugation of *maitijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*maitijō	*maitijaų	—	*maitijai	?
2nd singular	*maitīsi	*maitijais	*maitī	*maitijasai	*maitijaisau
3rd singular	*maitīþi	*maitijai	*maitijaþau	*maitijaþai	*maitijaiþau
1st dual	*maitijōs	*maitijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*maitijaþiz	*maitijaiþiz	*maitijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*maitijamaz	*maitijaim	—	*maitijanþai	*maitijainþau
2nd plural	*maitīþ	*maitijaiþ	*maitīþ	*maitijanþai	*maitijainþau
3rd plural	*maitijanþi	*maitijain	*maitijanþau	*maitijanþai	*maitijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*maitidǭ	*maitidēdį̄
2nd singular	*maitidēz	*maitidēdīz
3rd singular	*maitidē	*maitidēdī
1st dual	*maitidēdū	*maitidēdīw
2nd dual	*maitidēdudiz	*maitidēdīdiz
1st plural	*maitidēdum	*maitidēdīm
2nd plural	*maitidēdud	*maitidēdīd
3rd plural	*maitidēdun	*maitidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*maitijandz	*maitidaz

Related terms

• *maitilaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *maitijan
  • Old English: *mǣtan, mētan (“to draw, paint”)
    • Middle English: meten (“to paint, sculpt, design”)
  • Old High German: *meizen
    • ⇒ Old High German: firmeizen (wk vb)
      • Middle High German: vermeizen
      • ⇒ Old High German: abafirmeizen (wk vb)
• Old Norse: meita (through confluence with *maitaną)
  • Icelandic: meita
  • Norwegian: meita
  • Swedish: meta