Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hantijaną

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 *hinþaną (to reach, attain) +‎ *-janą (causative suffix).[1]

Verb

*hantijaną[2]

  1. to fit
  2. to pursue, follow

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hantijō *hantijaų *hantijai ?
2nd singular *hantīsi *hantijais *hantī *hantijasai *hantijaisau
3rd singular *hantīþi *hantijai *hantijaþau *hantijaþai *hantijaiþau
1st dual *hantijōs *hantijaiw
2nd dual *hantijaþiz *hantijaiþiz *hantijaþiz
1st plural *hantijamaz *hantijaim *hantijanþai *hantijainþau
2nd plural *hantīþ *hantijaiþ *hantīþ *hantijanþai *hantijainþau
3rd plural *hantijanþi *hantijain *hantijanþau *hantijanþai *hantijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hantidǭ *hantidēdį̄
2nd singular *hantidēz *hantidēdīz
3rd singular *hantidē *hantidēdī
1st dual *hantidēdū *hantidēdīw
2nd dual *hantidēdudiz *hantidēdīdiz
1st plural *hantidēdum *hantidēdīm
2nd plural *hantidēdud *hantidēdīd
3rd plural *hantidēdun *hantidēdīn
present past
participles *hantijandz *hantidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hantijan
    • Old English: hentan
      • Middle English: henten, hinten
  • Old Norse: henta

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*huntōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257:*hantjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xantjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 161