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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meltaną

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 *(s)meld- (“to beat, crush, grind”). Related to Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati, “to crush, grind”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmel.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*meltaną[1][2]

  1. (intransitive) to dissolve, to melt

Inflection
Conjugation of *meltaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *meltō*meltaų—*meltai ?
2nd singular *miltizi*meltaiz*melt*meltazai*meltaizau
3rd singular *miltidi*meltai*meltadau*meltadai*meltaidau
1st dual *meltōz*meltaiw———
2nd dual *meltadiz*meltaidiz*meltadiz——
1st plural *meltamaz*meltaim—*meltandai*meltaindau
2nd plural *miltid*meltaid*miltid*meltandai*meltaindau
3rd plural *meltandi*meltain*meltandau*meltandai*meltaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *malt*multį̄
2nd singular *malst*multīz
3rd singular *malt*multī
1st dual *multū*multīw
2nd dual *multudiz*multīdiz
1st plural *multum*multīm
2nd plural *multud*multīd
3rd plural *multun*multīn
present past
participles *meltandz*multanaz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *meltan
    • Old English: meltan
  • Old Norse: melta

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*meltan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 363
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*meltanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267
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