Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ganemaną

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 *ga- +‎ *nemaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈne.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ganemaną

  1. to take along with, take up
  2. to retain
  3. to learn

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 4)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ganemō *ganemaų *ganemai ?
2nd singular *ganimizi *ganemaiz *ganem *ganemazai *ganemaizau
3rd singular *ganimidi *ganemai *ganemadau *ganemadai *ganemaidau
1st dual *ganemōz *ganemaiw
2nd dual *ganemadiz *ganemaidiz *ganemadiz
1st plural *ganemamaz *ganemaim *ganemandai *ganemaindau
2nd plural *ganimid *ganemaid *ganimid *ganemandai *ganemaindau
3rd plural *ganemandi *ganemain *ganemandau *ganemandai *ganemaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ganam *ganēmį̄
2nd singular *ganamt *ganēmīz
3rd singular *ganam *ganēmī
1st dual *ganēmū *ganēmīw
2nd dual *ganēmudiz *ganēmīdiz
1st plural *ganēmum *ganēmīm
2nd plural *ganēmud *ganēmīd
3rd plural *ganēmun *ganēmīn
present past
participles *ganemandz *ganumanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ganeman
    • Old English: ġeniman
    • Old Saxon: giniman
    • Old Dutch: *gineman
    • Old High German: gineman
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (ganiman)