Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēbanþāną

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 *ēbanþs (“evening”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.βɑn.θɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ēbanþāną

(intransitive) to become evening

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*ēbanþō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*ēbanþaisi	?	*ēbanþai	*ēbanþāsai	?
3rd singular	*ēbanþaiþi	?	*ēbanþāþau	*ēbanþāþai	?
1st dual	*ēbanþōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*ēbanþāþiz	?	*ēbanþāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*ēbanþāmaz	?	—	*ēbanþānþai	?
2nd plural	*ēbanþaiþ	?	*ēbanþaiþ	*ēbanþānþai	?
3rd plural	*ēbanþānþi	?	*ēbanþānþau	*ēbanþānþai	?

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*ēbanþadǭ	*ēbanþadēdį̄
2nd singular	*ēbanþadēz	*ēbanþadēdīz
3rd singular	*ēbanþadē	*ēbanþadēdī
1st dual	*ēbanþadēdū	*ēbanþadēdīw
2nd dual	*ēbanþadēdudiz	*ēbanþadēdīdiz
1st plural	*ēbanþadēdum	*ēbanþadēdīm
2nd plural	*ēbanþadēdud	*ēbanþadēdīd
3rd plural	*ēbanþadēdun	*ēbanþadēdīn

	present	past
participles	*ēbanþāndz	*ēbanþadaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *ābanþēn
- Old English: ǣfnian, ǣfenian
- Old Dutch: *avondon
  - Middle Dutch: *avonden
    - Dutch: avonden (possibly a new formation)
- Old High German: abandēn
  - Middle High German: abenden
    - German: abenden
Old Norse: aptna
- Icelandic: aftna
- Faroese: aftna, eftna
- Swedish: aftnas
- Old Danish: aftnes