Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/giftijaną

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 *giftiz (“gift”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɣiɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*giftijaną[1]

  1. (transitive, +accusative) to gift, give (something)
  2. (transitive, +dative) to give a gift to

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *giftijō *giftijaų — *giftijai ?
2nd singular *giftīsi *giftijais *giftī *giftijasai *giftijaisau
3rd singular *giftīþi *giftijai *giftijaþau *giftijaþai *giftijaiþau
1st dual *giftijōs *giftijaiw — — —
2nd dual *giftijaþiz *giftijaiþiz *giftijaþiz — —
1st plural *giftijamaz *giftijaim — *giftijanþai *giftijainþau
2nd plural *giftīþ *giftijaiþ *giftīþ *giftijanþai *giftijainþau
3rd plural *giftijanþi *giftijain *giftijanþau *giftijanþai *giftijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *giftidǭ *giftidēdį̄
2nd singular *giftidēz *giftidēdīz
3rd singular *giftidē *giftidēdī
1st dual *giftidēdū *giftidēdīw
2nd dual *giftidēdudiz *giftidēdīdiz
1st plural *giftidēdum *giftidēdīm
2nd plural *giftidēdud *giftidēdīd
3rd plural *giftidēdun *giftidēdīn
present past
participles *giftijandz *giftidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *giftijan
    • Old English: giftan
    • Old Saxon: giftian
    • Old Dutch: *giften
    • Old High German: giften
  • Old Norse: gipta

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒeftijanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 130
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