Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skaunijan

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 *skaunī +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skaunijan

  1. to make beautiful
  2. to make shining

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skaunijan
1st sg. past *skaunidā
Infinitive *skaunijan
Genitive infin. *skaunijannjas
Dative infin. *skaunijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skaunijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skauniju *skaunidā
2nd singular *skaunisi *skaunidēs, *skaunidōs
3rd singular *skauniþi *skaunidē, *skaunidā
1st plural *skaunijum *skaunidum
2nd plural *skauniþ *skaunidud
3rd plural *skaunijanþ *skaunidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skaunijē *skaunidī
2nd singular *skaunijēs *skaunidī
3rd singular *skaunijē *skaunidī
1st plural *skaunijēm *skaunidīm
2nd plural *skaunijēþ *skaunidīd
3rd plural *skaunijēn *skaunidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skauni
Plural *skauniþ
Present Past
Participle *skaunijandī *skaunid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *skōnian
  • Old Dutch: *skōnen (and/or from *skaunōn)
  • Old High German: skōnen
    • Middle High German: schœnen
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