Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grasjaną

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 *grasą (grass) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑs.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*grasjaną

  1. to feed on grass; graze

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *grasjō *grasjaų *grasjai ?
2nd singular *grasisi *grasjais *grasi *grasjasai *grasjaisau
3rd singular *grasiþi *grasjai *grasjaþau *grasjaþai *grasjaiþau
1st dual *grasjōs *grasjaiw
2nd dual *grasjaþiz *grasjaiþiz *grasjaþiz
1st plural *grasjamaz *grasjaim *grasjanþai *grasjainþau
2nd plural *grasiþ *grasjaiþ *grasiþ *grasjanþai *grasjainþau
3rd plural *grasjanþi *grasjain *grasjanþau *grasjanþai *grasjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *grasidǭ *grasidēdį̄
2nd singular *grasidēz *grasidēdīz
3rd singular *grasidē *grasidēdī
1st dual *grasidēdū *grasidēdīw
2nd dual *grasidēdudiz *grasidēdīdiz
1st plural *grasidēdum *grasidēdīm
2nd plural *grasidēdud *grasidēdīd
3rd plural *grasidēdun *grasidēdīn
present past
participles *grasjandz *grasidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grassjan
    • Old English: grasian
      • Middle English: grasen
        • English: graze
    • Old Dutch: *gressen, *gersen
      • Middle Dutch: gersen, *gresen
        • Dutch: grezen (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: gresja
    • Icelandic: gresja
    • Faroese: gresja
    • Swedish: gräsa
    • Danish: græsse