Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ganāþēn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ganāþu (“mercy”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*ganāþēn

  1. to be merciful, to have mercy

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *ganāþēn
1st sg. past *ganāþ?dā
Infinitive *ganāþēn
Genitive infin. *ganāþēnijas
Dative infin. *ganāþēnijē
Instrum. infin. *ganāþēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ganāþē *ganāþ?dā
2nd singular *ganāþēs *ganāþ?dēs, *ganāþ?dēs
3rd singular *ganāþēþ *ganāþ?dē, *ganāþ?dā
1st plural *ganāþēm *ganāþ?dum
2nd plural *ganāþēþ *ganāþ?dud
3rd plural *ganāþēnþ *ganāþ?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ganāþē *ganāþ?dī
2nd singular *ganāþēs *ganāþ?dī
3rd singular *ganāþē *ganāþ?dī
1st plural *ganāþēm *ganāþ?dīm
2nd plural *ganāþēþ *ganāþ?dīd
3rd plural *ganāþēn *ganāþ?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ganāþē
Plural *ganāþēþ
Present Past
Participle *ganāþēndī *ganāþ?d

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: gināthon
  • Old Dutch: gināthon
  • Old High German: ginādēn, ginādōn
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