Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiftijaną

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 earlier *skiptijaną, from yet earlier *skipatjaną, from a formation related to *skipōną (to arrange) + *-atjaną (verbal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskiɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skiftijaną

  1. to divide, part, share
  2. to put in order, organize, arrange

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skiftijō *skiftijaų *skiftijai ?
2nd singular *skiftīsi *skiftijais *skiftī *skiftijasai *skiftijaisau
3rd singular *skiftīþi *skiftijai *skiftijaþau *skiftijaþai *skiftijaiþau
1st dual *skiftijōs *skiftijaiw
2nd dual *skiftijaþiz *skiftijaiþiz *skiftijaþiz
1st plural *skiftijamaz *skiftijaim *skiftijanþai *skiftijainþau
2nd plural *skiftīþ *skiftijaiþ *skiftīþ *skiftijanþai *skiftijainþau
3rd plural *skiftijanþi *skiftijain *skiftijanþau *skiftijanþai *skiftijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skiftidǭ *skiftidēdį̄
2nd singular *skiftidēz *skiftidēdīz
3rd singular *skiftidē *skiftidēdī
1st dual *skiftidēdū *skiftidēdīw
2nd dual *skiftidēdudiz *skiftidēdīdiz
1st plural *skiftidēdum *skiftidēdīm
2nd plural *skiftidēdud *skiftidēdīd
3rd plural *skiftidēdun *skiftidēdīn
present past
participles *skiftijandz *skiftidaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skiftjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 340