Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maidijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *meytH- (“to change, exchange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maidijaną

1. to exchange, change

Inflection

Conjugation of *maidijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*maidijō	*maidijaų	—	*maidijai	?
2nd singular	*maidīsi	*maidijais	*maidī	*maidijasai	*maidijaisau
3rd singular	*maidīþi	*maidijai	*maidijaþau	*maidijaþai	*maidijaiþau
1st dual	*maidijōs	*maidijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*maidijaþiz	*maidijaiþiz	*maidijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*maidijamaz	*maidijaim	—	*maidijanþai	*maidijainþau
2nd plural	*maidīþ	*maidijaiþ	*maidīþ	*maidijanþai	*maidijainþau
3rd plural	*maidijanþi	*maidijain	*maidijanþau	*maidijanþai	*maidijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*maididǭ	*maididēdį̄
2nd singular	*maididēz	*maididēdīz
3rd singular	*maididē	*maididēdī
1st dual	*maididēdū	*maididēdīw
2nd dual	*maididēdudiz	*maididēdīdiz
1st plural	*maididēdum	*maididēdīm
2nd plural	*maididēdud	*maididēdīd
3rd plural	*maididēdun	*maididēdīn
	present	past
participles	*maidijandz	*maididaz

Related terms

• *mizdō

Descendants

• Old Norse: meiða
  • Icelandic: meiða
  • Faroese: meiða
    • Faroese: meiðsla
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (maidjan)