Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uzsehwaną

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 *uz- +‎ *sehwaną (verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌuz.ˈsex.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*uzsehwaną

  1. to look out; look up
  2. to view; look at
  3. to see; notice

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *uzsehwō *uzsehwaų *uzsehwai ?
2nd singular *uzsihwizi *uzsehwaiz *uzsehw *uzsehwazai *uzsehwaizau
3rd singular *uzsihwidi *uzsehwai *uzsehwadau *uzsehwadai *uzsehwaidau
1st dual *uzsehwōz *uzsehwaiw
2nd dual *uzsehwadiz *uzsehwaidiz *uzsehwadiz
1st plural *uzsehwamaz *uzsehwaim *uzsehwandai *uzsehwaindau
2nd plural *uzsihwid *uzsehwaid *uzsihwid *uzsehwandai *uzsehwaindau
3rd plural *uzsehwandi *uzsehwain *uzsehwandau *uzsehwandai *uzsehwaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *uzsahw *uzsēwį̄
2nd singular *uzsaht *uzsēwīz
3rd singular *uzsahw *uzsēwī
1st dual *uzsēgū *uzsēwīw
2nd dual *uzsēgudiz *uzsēwīdiz
1st plural *uzsēgum *uzsēwīm
2nd plural *uzsēgud *uzsēwīd
3rd plural *uzsēgun *uzsēwīn
present past
participles *uzsehwandz *uzsewanaz

Descendants

  • Old English: āsēon
  • Old Frisian: āsiā
  • Old Saxon: *arsehan
    • Middle Low German: ersēn
  • Old High German: arsehan, irsehan
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ussaiƕan)