Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aināną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From both *ainaz (“one”) +‎ *-āną (“stative-fientive suffix”) and *ainaz (“one”) +‎ *-āną (“factitive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aināną

1. (intransitive) to be alone
2. (transitive) to isolate

Inflection

Conjugation of *aināną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*ainō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*ainaisi	?	*ainai	*aināsai	?
3rd singular	*ainaiþi	?	*aināþau	*aināþai	?
1st dual	*ainōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*aināþiz	?	*aināþiz	—	—
1st plural	*aināmaz	?	—	*ainānþai	?
2nd plural	*ainaiþ	?	*ainaiþ	*ainānþai	?
3rd plural	*ainānþi	?	*ainānþau	*ainānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*ainadǭ	*ainadēdį̄
2nd singular	*ainadēz	*ainadēdīz
3rd singular	*ainadē	*ainadēdī
1st dual	*ainadēdū	*ainadēdīw
2nd dual	*ainadēdudiz	*ainadēdīdiz
1st plural	*ainadēdum	*ainadēdīm
2nd plural	*ainadēdud	*ainadēdīd
3rd plural	*ainadēdun	*ainadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*aināndz	*ainadaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ainēn
  • Old High German: *einēn
    • Middle High German: einen
    • ⇒ Old High German: ireinēn
• Gothic: *𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*ainan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gaainan)