Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/geusaną

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

Uncertain. Possibly representing a sigmatic aorist or s-extension to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (to pour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*geusaną[1]

  1. to erupt

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *geusō *geusaų *geusai ?
2nd singular *giusizi *geusaiz *geus *geusazai *geusaizau
3rd singular *giusidi *geusai *geusadau *geusadai *geusaidau
1st dual *geusōz *geusaiw
2nd dual *geusadiz *geusaidiz *geusadiz
1st plural *geusamaz *geusaim *geusandai *geusaindau
2nd plural *giusid *geusaid *giusid *geusandai *geusaindau
3rd plural *geusandi *geusain *geusandau *geusandai *geusaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gaus *gusį̄
2nd singular *gaust *gusīz
3rd singular *gaus *gusī
1st dual *gusū *gusīw
2nd dual *gusudiz *gusīdiz
1st plural *gusum *gusīm
2nd plural *gusud *gusīd
3rd plural *gusun *gusīn
present past
participles *geusandz *gusanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *geusan
    • Middle Dutch: gūsen
  • Old Norse: gjósa

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒeusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 133