Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/samjaną

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 *samaz (same, alike) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑm.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*samjaną

  1. to make the same

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *samjō *samjaų *samjai ?
2nd singular *samisi *samjais *sami *samjasai *samjaisau
3rd singular *samiþi *samjai *samjaþau *samjaþai *samjaiþau
1st dual *samjōs *samjaiw
2nd dual *samjaþiz *samjaiþiz *samjaþiz
1st plural *samjamaz *samjaim *samjanþai *samjainþau
2nd plural *samiþ *samjaiþ *samiþ *samjanþai *samjainþau
3rd plural *samjanþi *samjain *samjanþau *samjanþai *samjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *samidǭ *samidēdį̄
2nd singular *samidēz *samidēdīz
3rd singular *samidē *samidēdī
1st dual *samidēdū *samidēdīw
2nd dual *samidēdudiz *samidēdīdiz
1st plural *samidēdum *samidēdīm
2nd plural *samidēdud *samidēdīd
3rd plural *samidēdun *samidēdīn
present past
participles *samjandz *samidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: semja
    • Icelandic: semja
    • Faroese: semja
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: semja
    • Old Swedish: sæmia
      • Swedish: sämjas
    • Middle Norwegian: semja f
    • Swedish: sämja
    • Old Danish: sæmje
      • Danish: sammes
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (samjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*samjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 317