Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stammāną

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 *stammaz (stammering) +‎ *-āną.[1]

Verb

*stammāną[1]

  1. to stammer

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *stammō ? ? ?
2nd singular *stammaisi ? *stammai *stammāsai ?
3rd singular *stammaiþi ? *stammāþau *stammāþai ?
1st dual *stammōs ?
2nd dual *stammāþiz ? *stammāþiz
1st plural *stammāmaz ? *stammānþai ?
2nd plural *stammaiþ ? *stammaiþ *stammānþai ?
3rd plural *stammānþi ? *stammānþau *stammānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *stammadǭ *stammadēdį̄
2nd singular *stammadēz *stammadēdīz
3rd singular *stammadē *stammadēdī
1st dual *stammadēdū *stammadēdīw
2nd dual *stammadēdudiz *stammadēdīdiz
1st plural *stammadēdum *stammadēdīm
2nd plural *stammadēdud *stammadēdīd
3rd plural *stammadēdun *stammadēdīn
present past
participles *stammāndz *stammadaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stammēn
  • Old Norse: stamma

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*stammēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 371