Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/langōną

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

Of uncertain origin. Often taken as related to *langaz (“long (in length)”), with semantic development "long length" > "reach, extend" > "wish to reach to, long for".[1] However, Orel appears implicitly skeptical, and prefers to connect the root, as well as Old English andlang (“along”) and its relatives, with Proto-Balto-Slavic *lénktei (“to bend, twine”) instead.[2]

Other derive the verb from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-, *legʷʰ- (“to be easy, be quick, jump, move around, vary”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋ.ɡɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*langōną

  1. to desire; long for

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *langō *langǭ — *langōi ?
2nd singular *langōsi *langōs *langō *langōsai *langōsau
3rd singular *langōþi *langō *langōþau *langōþai *langōþau
1st dual *langōs *langōw — — —
2nd dual *langōþiz *langōþiz *langōþiz — —
1st plural *langōmaz *langōm — *langōnþai *langōnþau
2nd plural *langōþ *langōþ *langōþ *langōnþai *langōnþau
3rd plural *langōnþi *langōn *langōnþau *langōnþai *langōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *langōdǭ *langōdēdį̄
2nd singular *langōdēz *langōdēdīz
3rd singular *langōdē *langōdēdī
1st dual *langōdēdū *langōdēdīw
2nd dual *langōdēdudiz *langōdēdīdiz
1st plural *langōdēdum *langōdēdīm
2nd plural *langōdēdud *langōdēdīd
3rd plural *langōdēdun *langōdēdīn
present past
participles *langōndz *langōdaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “belangen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lanʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 236
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