Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haimijaną

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 *haimaz (home) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Noun

*haimijaną

  1. to take home
  2. to have sex with, to copulate

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *haimijō *haimijaų *haimijai ?
2nd singular *haimīsi *haimijais *haimī *haimijasai *haimijaisau
3rd singular *haimīþi *haimijai *haimijaþau *haimijaþai *haimijaiþau
1st dual *haimijōs *haimijaiw
2nd dual *haimijaþiz *haimijaiþiz *haimijaþiz
1st plural *haimijamaz *haimijaim *haimijanþai *haimijainþau
2nd plural *haimīþ *haimijaiþ *haimīþ *haimijanþai *haimijainþau
3rd plural *haimijanþi *haimijain *haimijanþau *haimijanþai *haimijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *haimidǭ *haimidēdį̄
2nd singular *haimidēz *haimidēdīz
3rd singular *haimidē *haimidēdī
1st dual *haimidēdū *haimidēdīw
2nd dual *haimidēdudiz *haimidēdīdiz
1st plural *haimidēdum *haimidēdīm
2nd plural *haimidēdud *haimidēdīd
3rd plural *haimidēdun *haimidēdīn
present past
participles *haimijandz *haimidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *haimijan
    • Old English: hǣman
    • Old High German: *haimen
  • Old Norse: heima

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaimjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 152-153