Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spangijan

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 *spangijaną. Equivalent to *spangā (“spangle, clasp, fastening”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*spangijan

  1. to spangle, to clasp together
  2. to limit, to constrain

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *spangijan
1st sg. past *spangidā
Infinitive *spangijan
Genitive infin. *spangijannjas
Dative infin. *spangijannjē
Instrum. infin. *spangijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *spangiju *spangidā
2nd singular *spangisi *spangidēs, *spangidōs
3rd singular *spangiþi *spangidē, *spangidā
1st plural *spangijum *spangidum
2nd plural *spangiþ *spangidud
3rd plural *spangijanþ *spangidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *spangijē *spangidī
2nd singular *spangijēs *spangidī
3rd singular *spangijē *spangidī
1st plural *spangijēm *spangidīm
2nd plural *spangijēþ *spangidīd
3rd plural *spangijēn *spangidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *spangi
Plural *spangiþ
Present Past
Participle *spangijandī *spangid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *spengian
    • Middle Low German: spengen
  • Old Dutch: *spengen
    • Middle Dutch: spengen
  • Old High German: *spengen
    • Middle High German: spengen
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