Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haunijan

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 *haunijaną. Equivalent to *haunī (“humiliated, despicable”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*haunijan

  1. to humiliate, dishonour

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *haunijan
1st sg. past *haunidā
Infinitive *haunijan
Genitive infin. *haunijannjas
Dative infin. *haunijannjē
Instrum. infin. *haunijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hauniju *haunidā
2nd singular *haunisi *haunidēs, *haunidōs
3rd singular *hauniþi *haunidē, *haunidā
1st plural *haunijum *haunidum
2nd plural *hauniþ *haunidud
3rd plural *haunijanþ *haunidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *haunijē *haunidī
2nd singular *haunijēs *haunidī
3rd singular *haunijē *haunidī
1st plural *haunijēm *haunidīm
2nd plural *haunijēþ *haunidīd
3rd plural *haunijēn *haunidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hauni
Plural *hauniþ
Present Past
Participle *haunijandī *haunid

Descendants

  • Old English: hīenan
  • Old Frisian: hēna
    • West Frisian: huynjen
  • Old Saxon: hōnian
  • Old Dutch: *hōnen
  • Old High German: *hōnen
  • → Vulgar Latin: *haunīre (see there for further descendants)
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