Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wahsijaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑx.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ug-s-é-ti, a schwebeablaut zero-grade s-extension from *h₂weg- (to grow).[1]

Verb

*wahsijaną

  1. to grow
Inflection

The j-present was optional.

Conjugation of (strong class 6 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wahsijō *wahsijaų *wahsijai ?
2nd singular *wahsīsi *wahsijais *wahsī *wahsijasai *wahsijaisau
3rd singular *wahsīþi *wahsijai *wahsijaþau *wahsijaþai *wahsijaiþau
1st dual *wahsijōs *wahsijaiw
2nd dual *wahsijaþiz *wahsijaiþiz *wahsijaþiz
1st plural *wahsijamaz *wahsijaim *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
2nd plural *wahsīþ *wahsijaiþ *wahsīþ *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
3rd plural *wahsijanþi *wahsijain *wahsijanþau *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōhs *wōhsį̄
2nd singular *wōhst *wōhsīz
3rd singular *wōhs *wōhsī
1st dual *wōhsū *wōhsīw
2nd dual *wōhsudiz *wōhsīdiz
1st plural *wōhsum *wōhsīm
2nd plural *wōhsud *wōhsīd
3rd plural *wōhsun *wōhsīn
present past
participles *wahsijandz *wahsanaz
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From *wahsą (wax) +‎ *-janą.[2]

Verb

*wahsijaną

  1. to wax, to cover with wax
Inflection
Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wahsijō *wahsijaų *wahsijai ?
2nd singular *wahsīsi *wahsijais *wahsī *wahsijasai *wahsijaisau
3rd singular *wahsīþi *wahsijai *wahsijaþau *wahsijaþai *wahsijaiþau
1st dual *wahsijōs *wahsijaiw
2nd dual *wahsijaþiz *wahsijaiþiz *wahsijaþiz
1st plural *wahsijamaz *wahsijaim *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
2nd plural *wahsīþ *wahsijaiþ *wahsīþ *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
3rd plural *wahsijanþi *wahsijain *wahsijanþau *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wahsidǭ *wahsidēdį̄
2nd singular *wahsidēz *wahsidēdīz
3rd singular *wahsidē *wahsidēdī
1st dual *wahsidēdū *wahsidēdīw
2nd dual *wahsidēdudiz *wahsidēdīdiz
1st plural *wahsidēdum *wahsidēdīm
2nd plural *wahsidēdud *wahsidēdīd
3rd plural *wahsidēdun *wahsidēdīn
present past
participles *wahsijandz *wahsidaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wahsijan
    • Old Frisian: wexa
    • Old Saxon: wahsian
    • Old Dutch: *wahsen
    • Old High German: *wahsen
      • Middle High German: wichsen
      • Old High German: giwahsen
  • Old Norse: vexa

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wahs(j)an-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 566
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waxsjanan 2”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 439