Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skammijan

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 *skammijaną. Equivalent to *skamm (“short, blunt”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skammijan

  1. to shorten

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skammijan
1st sg. past *skammidā
Infinitive *skammijan
Genitive infin. *skammijannjas
Dative infin. *skammijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skammijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skammiju *skammidā
2nd singular *skammisi *skammidēs, *skammidōs
3rd singular *skammiþi *skammidē, *skammidā
1st plural *skammijum *skammidum
2nd plural *skammiþ *skammidud
3rd plural *skammijanþ *skammidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skammijē *skammidī
2nd singular *skammijēs *skammidī
3rd singular *skammijē *skammidī
1st plural *skammijēm *skammidīm
2nd plural *skammijēþ *skammidīd
3rd plural *skammijēn *skammidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skammi
Plural *skammiþ
Present Past
Participle *skammijandī *skammid

Descendants

  • Old High German: skemmen
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