Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sailijaną

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 *sailą (rope, cord) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sailijaną[1]

  1. to bind (with rope)

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sailijō *sailijaų *sailijai ?
2nd singular *sailīsi *sailijais *sailī *sailijasai *sailijaisau
3rd singular *sailīþi *sailijai *sailijaþau *sailijaþai *sailijaiþau
1st dual *sailijōs *sailijaiw
2nd dual *sailijaþiz *sailijaiþiz *sailijaþiz
1st plural *sailijamaz *sailijaim *sailijanþai *sailijainþau
2nd plural *sailīþ *sailijaiþ *sailīþ *sailijanþai *sailijainþau
3rd plural *sailijanþi *sailijain *sailijanþau *sailijanþai *sailijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sailidǭ *sailidēdį̄
2nd singular *sailidēz *sailidēdīz
3rd singular *sailidē *sailidēdī
1st dual *sailidēdū *sailidēdīw
2nd dual *sailidēdudiz *sailidēdīdiz
1st plural *sailidēdum *sailidēdīm
2nd plural *sailidēdud *sailidēdīd
3rd plural *sailidēdun *sailidēdīn
present past
participles *sailijandz *sailidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sailijan
    • Old English: sǣlan
      • English: seal
    • Old Frisian: sēla
    • Old Saxon: *sēlian
      • Middle Low German: sêlen
      • Old Saxon: andsēlian
    • Old Dutch: *selen, *seilen
    • Old High German: *seilen
  • Old Norse: seila
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*sailjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sailjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 312