Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaumijan

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 Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną. Equivalent to *gaum (“heedance, attention”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*gaumijan[1]

  1. to observe
  2. to take care of, to arrange
  3. to care for

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gaumijan
1st sg. past *gaumidā
Infinitive *gaumijan
Genitive infin. *gaumijannjas
Dative infin. *gaumijannjē
Instrum. infin. *gaumijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gaumiju *gaumidā
2nd singular *gaumisi *gaumidēs, *gaumidōs
3rd singular *gaumiþi *gaumidē, *gaumidā
1st plural *gaumijum *gaumidum
2nd plural *gaumiþ *gaumidud
3rd plural *gaumijanþ *gaumidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gaumijē *gaumidī
2nd singular *gaumijēs *gaumidī
3rd singular *gaumijē *gaumidī
1st plural *gaumijēm *gaumidīm
2nd plural *gaumijēþ *gaumidīd
3rd plural *gaumijēn *gaumidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gaumi
Plural *gaumiþ
Present Past
Participle *gaumijandī *gaumid

Descendants

  • Old English: ġīeman, ġīman, ġȳman
    • Middle English: ȝemen, yemen
      • English: yeme (obsolete)
  • Old Saxon: gōmian
  • Old Dutch: *gōmen
  • Old High German: goumen
    • Middle High German: goumen

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157: “PWGmc *gaumijan”
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