Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dajjaną

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 *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suckle, nurse). Cognate with Latin fellō (suck), Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti, to suckle), Sanskrit धयति (dháyati, he sucks, drinks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑj.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dajjaną

  1. to suck, suckle

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dajjō *dajjaų *dajjai ?
2nd singular *dajisi *dajjais *daji *dajjasai *dajjaisau
3rd singular *dajiþi *dajjai *dajjaþau *dajjaþai *dajjaiþau
1st dual *dajjōs *dajjaiw
2nd dual *dajjaþiz *dajjaiþiz *dajjaþiz
1st plural *dajjamaz *dajjaim *dajjanþai *dajjainþau
2nd plural *dajiþ *dajjaiþ *dajiþ *dajjanþai *dajjainþau
3rd plural *dajjanþi *dajjain *dajjanþau *dajjanþai *dajjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dajidǭ *dajidēdį̄
2nd singular *dajidēz *dajidēdīz
3rd singular *dajidē *dajidēdī
1st dual *dajidēdū *dajidēdīw
2nd dual *dajidēdudiz *dajidēdīdiz
1st plural *dajidēdum *dajidēdīm
2nd plural *dajidēdud *dajidēdīd
3rd plural *dajidēdun *dajidēdīn
present past
participles *dajjandz *dajidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *daijan
  • Old Norse: *deggja
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan)