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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mīmrōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

  • Old English: mimorian, mymerian
  • Old Frisian: *mīmeria
    • East Frisian: mīmerje
    • West Frisian: mimerje
  • Old Saxon: *mīmarōn
    • Middle Low German: mīmeren, mīmern
      • German Low German: mimereren
      • Low German: mimern
      • Danish: mimre
      • Norwegian: mimre
  • Old Dutch: *mīmaron
    • Middle Dutch: mīmeren, mimmeren
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