Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aistāną

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 *h₂eysd- (to laud, honour). Cognate with Sanskrit ईट्टे (ī́ṭṭe, to praise).

Verb

*aistāną[1](East Germanic)

  1. to respect

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *aistō ? ? ?
2nd singular *aistaisi ? *aistai *aistāsai ?
3rd singular *aistaiþi ? *aistāþau *aistāþai ?
1st dual *aistōs ?
2nd dual *aistāþiz ? *aistāþiz
1st plural *aistāmaz ? *aistānþai ?
2nd plural *aistaiþ ? *aistaiþ *aistānþai ?
3rd plural *aistānþi ? *aistānþau *aistānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *aistadǭ *aistadēdį̄
2nd singular *aistadēz *aistadēdīz
3rd singular *aistadē *aistadēdī
1st dual *aistadēdū *aistadēdīw
2nd dual *aistadēdudiz *aistadēdīdiz
1st plural *aistadēdum *aistadēdīm
2nd plural *aistadēdud *aistadēdīd
3rd plural *aistadēdun *aistadēdīn
present past
participles *aistāndz *aistadaz

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (aistan)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aistēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 14