Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dijōną

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 *dʰh₁éyeti (to suckle, nurse). Cognate with Latin fellō (suck), Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti), Sanskrit धयति (dháyati, he sucks, drinks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.jɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dijōną

  1. to suck, suckle

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dijō *dijǭ *dijōi ?
2nd singular *dijōsi *dijōs *dijō *dijōsai *dijōsau
3rd singular *dijōþi *dijō *dijōþau *dijōþai *dijōþau
1st dual *dijōs *dijōw
2nd dual *dijōþiz *dijōþiz *dijōþiz
1st plural *dijōmaz *dijōm *dijōnþai *dijōnþau
2nd plural *dijōþ *dijōþ *dijōþ *dijōnþai *dijōnþau
3rd plural *dijōnþi *dijōn *dijōnþau *dijōnþai *dijōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dijōdǭ *dijōdēdį̄
2nd singular *dijōdēz *dijōdēdīz
3rd singular *dijōdē *dijōdēdī
1st dual *dijōdēdū *dijōdēdīw
2nd dual *dijōdēdudiz *dijōdēdīdiz
1st plural *dijōdēdum *dijōdēdīm
2nd plural *dijōdēdud *dijōdēdīd
3rd plural *dijōdēdun *dijōdēdīn
present past
participles *dijōndz *dijōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dijōn
    • >? Old English: dēon
    • Old High German: *tīōn, *dīōn
  • Old Norse: *día