Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maiʀōn

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

Etymology

From *maiʀō (“more”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*maiʀōn

1. to make more
2. to make increase

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*maiʀōn
1st sg. past	*maiʀōdā
Infinitive	*maiʀōn
Genitive infin.	*maiʀōnijas
Dative infin.	*maiʀōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*maiʀōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*maiʀō	*maiʀōdā
2nd singular	*maiʀōs	*maiʀōdēs, *maiʀōdōs
3rd singular	*maiʀōþ	*maiʀōdē, *maiʀōdā
1st plural	*maiʀōm	*maiʀōdum
2nd plural	*maiʀōþ	*maiʀōdud
3rd plural	*maiʀōnþ	*maiʀōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*maiʀō	*maiʀōdī
2nd singular	*maiʀōs	*maiʀōdī
3rd singular	*maiʀō	*maiʀōdī
1st plural	*maiʀōm	*maiʀōdīm
2nd plural	*maiʀōþ	*maiʀōdīd
3rd plural	*maiʀōn	*maiʀōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*maiʀō
Plural	*maiʀōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*maiʀōndī	*maiʀōd

Derived terms

• *gamaiʀōn
  • Old English: gemārian
  • Old High German: gimērōn
    • Middle High German: gemēren

Related terms

• *maiʀēn

Descendants

• Old English: *mārian
  • Middle English: moren
• Old Frisian: māria
  • West Frisian: mearje
    • ⇒ West Frisian: mearderje
• Old Saxon: mērōn
  • Middle Low German: mêren
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: mêrderen, mêrdern
• Old Dutch: *mēron
  • Middle Dutch: mêren
    • Dutch: meren (obsolete)
    • ⇒ Middle Dutch: mêerderen
      • Dutch: meerderen
• Old High German: mērōn
  • Middle High German: mēren
    • German: mehren