Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlahjaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *klek- (“to laugh, cackle”), a seemingly-onomatopoeic root attested in Germanic and Slavic languages. Cognate with Russian клекота́ть (klekotátʹ, “to scream (of birds of prey)”).[1] Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlɑx.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hlahjaną

  1. to laugh (+ genitive of thing laughed at)

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 6 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hlahjō *hlahjaų — *hlahjai ?
2nd singular *hlahisi *hlahjais *hlahi *hlahjasai *hlahjaisau
3rd singular *hlahiþi *hlahjai *hlahjaþau *hlahjaþai *hlahjaiþau
1st dual *hlahjōs *hlahjaiw — — —
2nd dual *hlahjaþiz *hlahjaiþiz *hlahjaþiz — —
1st plural *hlahjamaz *hlahjaim — *hlahjanþai *hlahjainþau
2nd plural *hlahiþ *hlahjaiþ *hlahiþ *hlahjanþai *hlahjainþau
3rd plural *hlahjanþi *hlahjain *hlahjanþau *hlahjanþai *hlahjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hlōh *hlōgį̄
2nd singular *hlōht *hlōgīz
3rd singular *hlōh *hlōgī
1st dual *hlōgū *hlōgīw
2nd dual *hlōgudiz *hlōgīdiz
1st plural *hlōgum *hlōgīm
2nd plural *hlōgud *hlōgīd
3rd plural *hlōgun *hlōgīn
present past
participles *hlahjandz *hlaganaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlah(j)an-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228
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