FromMiddle High Germanmalen,maln, fromOld High Germanmalan, fromProto-West Germanic*malan, fromProto-Germanic*malaną(“to grind”).
mahlen (mixed,third-person singular presentmahlt,past tensemahlte,past participlegemahlen,auxiliaryhaben)
| infinitive | mahlen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | mahlend | ||||
| past participle | gemahlen | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ichmahle | wirmahlen | i | ichmahle | wirmahlen |
| dumahlst | ihrmahlt | dumahlest | ihrmahlet | ||
| ermahlt | siemahlen | ermahle | siemahlen | ||
| preterite | ichmahlte | wirmahlten | ii | ichmahlte1 | wirmahlten1 |
| dumahltest | ihrmahltet | dumahltest1 | ihrmahltet1 | ||
| ermahlte | siemahlten | ermahlte1 | siemahlten1 | ||
| imperative | mahl (du) mahle (du) | mahlt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürde normally preferred.