Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sūlijan

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 *sūlijaną. Equivalent to *sūli (“beam, pillar”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*sūlijan

  1. to place a beam or pillar

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *sūlijan
1st sg. past *sūlidā
Infinitive *sūlijan
Genitive infin. *sūlijannjas
Dative infin. *sūlijannjē
Instrum. infin. *sūlijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sūliju *sūlidā
2nd singular *sūlisi *sūlidēs, *sūlidōs
3rd singular *sūliþi *sūlidē, *sūlidā
1st plural *sūlijum *sūlidum
2nd plural *sūliþ *sūlidud
3rd plural *sūlijanþ *sūlidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sūlijē *sūlidī
2nd singular *sūlijēs *sūlidī
3rd singular *sūlijē *sūlidī
1st plural *sūlijēm *sūlidīm
2nd plural *sūlijēþ *sūlidīd
3rd plural *sūlijēn *sūlidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sūli
Plural *sūliþ
Present Past
Participle *sūlijandī *sūlid

Descendants

  • Old High German: *sūlen (attested as gisūlit (“made of boards”))
    • Middle High German: sūlen, *siulen (“to prop, support”)
      • ⇒ Middle High German: undersiulen
        • German: untersäulen
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