Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rainijan

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 *rain (“border, edgepath”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*rainijan

  1. to border, adjoin

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *rainijan
1st sg. past *rainidā
Infinitive *rainijan
Genitive infin. *rainijannjas
Dative infin. *rainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *rainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rainiju *rainidā
2nd singular *rainisi *rainidēs, *rainidōs
3rd singular *rainiþi *rainidē, *rainidā
1st plural *rainijum *rainidum
2nd plural *rainiþ *rainidud
3rd plural *rainijanþ *rainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rainijē *rainidī
2nd singular *rainijēs *rainidī
3rd singular *rainijē *rainidī
1st plural *rainijēm *rainidīm
2nd plural *rainijēþ *rainidīd
3rd plural *rainijēn *rainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *raini
Plural *rainiþ
Present Past
Participle *rainijandī *rainid

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: *reinen, *rēnen
  • Old High German: reinen
    • Middle High German: reinen
      • German: rainen (dialectal)
        • ⇒ German: anrainen
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