Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōmijaną

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 *wōmaz (“sound, noise”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wōmijaną[1]

  1. to sound, make a noise

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōmijō *wōmijaų — *wōmijai ?
2nd singular *wōmīsi *wōmijais *wōmī *wōmijasai *wōmijaisau
3rd singular *wōmīþi *wōmijai *wōmijaþau *wōmijaþai *wōmijaiþau
1st dual *wōmijōs *wōmijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wōmijaþiz *wōmijaiþiz *wōmijaþiz — —
1st plural *wōmijamaz *wōmijaim — *wōmijanþai *wōmijainþau
2nd plural *wōmīþ *wōmijaiþ *wōmīþ *wōmijanþai *wōmijainþau
3rd plural *wōmijanþi *wōmijain *wōmijanþau *wōmijanþai *wōmijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōmidǭ *wōmidēdį̄
2nd singular *wōmidēz *wōmidēdīz
3rd singular *wōmidē *wōmidēdī
1st dual *wōmidēdū *wōmidēdīw
2nd dual *wōmidēdudiz *wōmidēdīdiz
1st plural *wōmidēdum *wōmidēdīm
2nd plural *wōmidēdud *wōmidēdīd
3rd plural *wōmidēdun *wōmidēdīn
present past
participles *wōmijandz *wōmidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wōmijan
    • Old English: wēman
  • Old Norse: œma
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: øma

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wōmjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
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