Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/liuhtijaną

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 *leuhtą (light) +‎ *-janą (denominative suffix) or *leuhtaz (light, bright) +‎ *-janą (factitive suffix), both ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliu̯x.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*liuhtijaną

  1. to give light, shine

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *liuhtijō *liuhtijaų *liuhtijai ?
2nd singular *liuhtīsi *liuhtijais *liuhtī *liuhtijasai *liuhtijaisau
3rd singular *liuhtīþi *liuhtijai *liuhtijaþau *liuhtijaþai *liuhtijaiþau
1st dual *liuhtijōs *liuhtijaiw
2nd dual *liuhtijaþiz *liuhtijaiþiz *liuhtijaþiz
1st plural *liuhtijamaz *liuhtijaim *liuhtijanþai *liuhtijainþau
2nd plural *liuhtīþ *liuhtijaiþ *liuhtīþ *liuhtijanþai *liuhtijainþau
3rd plural *liuhtijanþi *liuhtijain *liuhtijanþau *liuhtijanþai *liuhtijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *liuhtidǭ *liuhtidēdį̄
2nd singular *liuhtidēz *liuhtidēdīz
3rd singular *liuhtidē *liuhtidēdī
1st dual *liuhtidēdū *liuhtidēdīw
2nd dual *liuhtidēdudiz *liuhtidēdīdiz
1st plural *liuhtidēdum *liuhtidēdīm
2nd plural *liuhtidēdud *liuhtidēdīd
3rd plural *liuhtidēdun *liuhtidēdīn
present past
participles *liuhtijandz *liuhtidaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *liuhtijan
    • Old English: līehtan
      • Middle English: lihten, lighten
    • Old Saxon: liuhtian
      • Middle Low German: luchten
        • German Low German: lüchten
        • Polabian: löxtår (lantern)
    • Old Dutch: liuhten
    • Old High German: liuhten
      • Middle High German: liuhten
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (liuhtjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*leuxtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243