Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/temaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *dem- (to put together). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέμω (démō, to build).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*temaną[1][2][3]

  1. to fit

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 4)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *temō *temaų *temai ?
2nd singular *timizi *temaiz *tem *temazai *temaizau
3rd singular *timidi *temai *temadau *temadai *temaidau
1st dual *temōz *temaiw
2nd dual *temadiz *temaidiz *temadiz
1st plural *temamaz *temaim *temandai *temaindau
2nd plural *timid *temaid *timid *temandai *temaindau
3rd plural *temandi *temain *temandau *temandai *temaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *tam *tēmį̄
2nd singular *tamt *tēmīz
3rd singular *tam *tēmī
1st dual *tēmū *tēmīw
2nd dual *tēmudiz *tēmīdiz
1st plural *tēmum *tēmīm
2nd plural *tēmud *tēmīd
3rd plural *tēmun *tēmīn
present past
participles *temandz *tumanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*teman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*temanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “TEM-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 501