Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/libjaną

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 *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”), with semantic development "to leave, cling" > "to remain" > "to live".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*libjaną

  1. to live, to be alive

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *libjō *libjaų — — —
2nd singular *libaisi *libjais *libai — —
3rd singular *libaiþi *libjai *libjaþau — —
1st dual *libjōs *libjaiw — — —
2nd dual *libjaþiz *libjaiþiz *libjaþiz — —
1st plural *libjamaz *libjaim — — —
2nd plural *libaiþ *libjaiþ *libaiþ — —
3rd plural *libjanþi *libjain *libjanþau — —
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *libdǭ *libdēdį̄
2nd singular *libdēz *libdēdīz
3rd singular *libdē *libdēdī
1st dual *libdēdū *libdēdīw
2nd dual *libdēdudiz *libdēdīdiz
1st plural *libdēdum *libdēdīm
2nd plural *libdēdud *libdēdīd
3rd plural *libdēdun *libdēdīn
present past
participles *libjandz *libdaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*libēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 336
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