Reconstruction:Old Dutch/mahtigon

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mahtīgōn. Equivalent to mahtig (“powerful”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*mahtigon

  1. to empower, make powerful

Inflection

Conjugation of *mahtigon (weak class 2)
infinitive *mahtigon
indicative present past
1st person singular *mahtigo, *mahtigon *mahtigoda
2nd person singular *mahtigos *mahtigodos
3rd person singular *mahtigot *mahtigoda
1st person plural *mahtigon *mahtigodon
2nd person plural *mahtigot *mahtigodot
3rd person plural *mahtigont *mahtigodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *mahtige *mahtigodi
2nd person singular *mahtigis *mahtigodis
3rd person singular *mahtige *mahtigodi
1st person plural *mahtigin *mahtigodin
2nd person plural *mahtigit *mahtigodit
3rd person plural *mahtigin *mahtigodin
imperative present
singular *mahtigo
plural *mahtigot
participle present past
*mahtigondi *mahtigot, *gimahtigot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: machtigen, mechtigen
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