Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/angwijaną

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 *anguz (narrow, tight) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*angwijaną[1]

  1. to make narrow

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *angwijō *angwijaų *angwijai ?
2nd singular *angwīsi *angwijais *angwī *angwijasai *angwijaisau
3rd singular *angwīþi *angwijai *angwijaþau *angwijaþai *angwijaiþau
1st dual *angwijōs *angwijaiw
2nd dual *angwijaþiz *angwijaiþiz *angwijaþiz
1st plural *angwijamaz *angwijaim *angwijanþai *angwijainþau
2nd plural *angwīþ *angwijaiþ *angwīþ *angwijanþai *angwijainþau
3rd plural *angwijanþi *angwijain *angwijanþau *angwijanþai *angwijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *angwidǭ *angwidēdį̄
2nd singular *angwidēz *angwidēdīz
3rd singular *angwidē *angwidēdī
1st dual *angwidēdū *angwidēdīw
2nd dual *angwidēdudiz *angwidēdīdiz
1st plural *angwidēdum *angwidēdīm
2nd plural *angwidēdud *angwidēdīd
3rd plural *angwidēdun *angwidēdīn
present past
participles *angwijandz *angwidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *angwijan
    • Old English: engan
    • Old Saxon: *engian
    • Old Dutch: *engen
    • Old High German: engen
  • Old Norse: øngva, øngja
    • Icelandic: öngva, öngja
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaaggwjan)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*angwu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 28:angwjan-