Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saumijaną

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 *saumaz (seam) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*saumijaną[1][2]

  1. to sow, to seam

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *saumijō *saumijaų *saumijai ?
2nd singular *saumīsi *saumijais *saumī *saumijasai *saumijaisau
3rd singular *saumīþi *saumijai *saumijaþau *saumijaþai *saumijaiþau
1st dual *saumijōs *saumijaiw
2nd dual *saumijaþiz *saumijaiþiz *saumijaþiz
1st plural *saumijamaz *saumijaim *saumijanþai *saumijainþau
2nd plural *saumīþ *saumijaiþ *saumīþ *saumijanþai *saumijainþau
3rd plural *saumijanþi *saumijain *saumijanþau *saumijanþai *saumijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *saumidǭ *saumidēdį̄
2nd singular *saumidēz *saumidēdīz
3rd singular *saumidē *saumidēdī
1st dual *saumidēdū *saumidēdīw
2nd dual *saumidēdudiz *saumidēdīdiz
1st plural *saumidēdum *saumidēdīm
2nd plural *saumidēdud *saumidēdīd
3rd plural *saumidēdun *saumidēdīn
present past
participles *saumijandz *saumidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saumijan
    • Old Saxon: sōmian
    • Old Dutch: *sōmen
    • Old High German: saumen
  • Old Norse: seyma

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sauma- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 427:*saumjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*saumjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320