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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mīmrōną

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)mer- (“to fall into thought, remember, care for”). Cognate with *maimrōną (“to think, ponder, muse, think out”), Latin memor (“mindful, thoughtful”), Sanskrit स्मरति (smárati, “he remembers, recollects”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːm.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mīmrōną

  1. to think, keep in mind, be mindful, muse.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mī̆mrōn
    • Old English: mimorian, mymerian
    • Old Frisian: *mī̆meria
      • Saterland Frisian: miemerje
      • West Frisian: mimerje
    • Old Saxon: *mīmarōn
      • Middle Low German: *mîmeren, *mîmern
        • German Low German: mimereren
        • Low German: mimeren, mimern
        • → Danish: mimre
        • → Norwegian: mimre
    • Old Dutch: *mīmaron
      • Middle Dutch: mimeren, mijmelen, mimmeren
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