Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaumijaną

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 *gaumaz (heed) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gaumijaną[1][2]

  1. to heed, notice, observe, keep

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gaumijō *gaumijaų *gaumijai ?
2nd singular *gaumīsi *gaumijais *gaumī *gaumijasai *gaumijaisau
3rd singular *gaumīþi *gaumijai *gaumijaþau *gaumijaþai *gaumijaiþau
1st dual *gaumijōs *gaumijaiw
2nd dual *gaumijaþiz *gaumijaiþiz *gaumijaþiz
1st plural *gaumijamaz *gaumijaim *gaumijanþai *gaumijainþau
2nd plural *gaumīþ *gaumijaiþ *gaumīþ *gaumijanþai *gaumijainþau
3rd plural *gaumijanþi *gaumijain *gaumijanþau *gaumijanþai *gaumijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gaumidǭ *gaumidēdį̄
2nd singular *gaumidēz *gaumidēdīz
3rd singular *gaumidē *gaumidēdī
1st dual *gaumidēdū *gaumidēdīw
2nd dual *gaumidēdudiz *gaumidēdīdiz
1st plural *gaumidēdum *gaumidēdīm
2nd plural *gaumidēdud *gaumidēdīd
3rd plural *gaumidēdun *gaumidēdīn
present past
participles *gaumijandz *gaumidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gaumijan
    • Old English: ġīeman, ġīman, ġȳman
      • Middle English: ȝemen, yemen
        • English: yeme (obsolete)
    • Old Saxon: gōmian
    • Old Dutch: *gōmen
    • Old High German: goumen
      • Middle High German: goumen
  • Old Norse: geyma
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gauma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 171/172:*gaumjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒaumjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 128