Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starāną

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

A verbal formation related to *staraz (“stiff”), that is, "look at rigidly" > "stare".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*starāną[1]

  1. to gaze, stare

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *starō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *staraisi ? *starai *starāsai ?
3rd singular *staraiþi ? *starāþau *starāþai ?
1st dual *starōs ? — — —
2nd dual *starāþiz ? *starāþiz — —
1st plural *starāmaz ? — *starānþai ?
2nd plural *staraiþ ? *staraiþ *starānþai ?
3rd plural *starānþi ? *starānþau *starānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *staradǭ *staradēdį̄
2nd singular *staradēz *staradēdīz
3rd singular *staradē *staradēdī
1st dual *staradēdū *staradēdīw
2nd dual *staradēdudiz *staradēdīdiz
1st plural *staradēdum *staradēdīm
2nd plural *staradēdud *staradēdīd
3rd plural *staradēdun *staradēdīn
present past
participles *starāndz *staradaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *starēn
    • Old English: starian
    • Old Saxon: starrōn
    • Old Dutch: *staron
    • Old High German: starēn
  • Old Norse: stara

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*starēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
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