Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unmahtijan

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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 *unmahti (lack of power, weakness) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*unmahtijan

  1. to enfeeble, deprive of strength

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *unmahtijan
1st sg. past *unmahtidā
Infinitive *unmahtijan
Genitive infin. *unmahtijannjas
Dative infin. *unmahtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *unmahtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *unmahtiju *unmahtidā
2nd singular *unmahtisi *unmahtidēs, *unmahtidōs
3rd singular *unmahtiþi *unmahtidē, *unmahtidā
1st plural *unmahtijum *unmahtidum
2nd plural *unmahtiþ *unmahtidud
3rd plural *unmahtijanþ *unmahtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *unmahtijē *unmahtidī
2nd singular *unmahtijēs *unmahtidī
3rd singular *unmahtijē *unmahtidī
1st plural *unmahtijēm *unmahtidīm
2nd plural *unmahtijēþ *unmahtidīd
3rd plural *unmahtijēn *unmahtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *unmahti
Plural *unmahtiþ
Present Past
Participle *unmahtijandī *unmahtid

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: *unmihtan
  • Old Saxon: *unmahtian
  • Old High German: unmahten