Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nazjaną

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 *nesaną (to save, heal) +‎ *-janą (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑz.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nazjaną

  1. to save; rescue; heal

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nazjō *nazjaų *nazjai ?
2nd singular *nazisi *nazjais *nazi *nazjasai *nazjaisau
3rd singular *naziþi *nazjai *nazjaþau *nazjaþai *nazjaiþau
1st dual *nazjōs *nazjaiw
2nd dual *nazjaþiz *nazjaiþiz *nazjaþiz
1st plural *nazjamaz *nazjaim *nazjanþai *nazjainþau
2nd plural *naziþ *nazjaiþ *naziþ *nazjanþai *nazjainþau
3rd plural *nazjanþi *nazjain *nazjanþau *nazjanþai *nazjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nazidǭ *nazidēdį̄
2nd singular *nazidēz *nazidēdīz
3rd singular *nazidē *nazidēdī
1st dual *nazidēdū *nazidēdīw
2nd dual *nazidēdudiz *nazidēdīdiz
1st plural *nazidēdum *nazidēdīm
2nd plural *nazidēdud *nazidēdīd
3rd plural *nazidēdun *nazidēdīn
present past
participles *nazjandz *nazidaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *naʀjan
    • Old English: nerian
      • Middle English: nerian (early)
    • Old Frisian: nera
    • Old Saxon: nerian
    • Old Dutch: neren
      • Middle Dutch: nēren
    • Old High German: nerien, nerjan, nerren, neren
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nasjan)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*nazjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 385

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