Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anstijaną

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 *anstiz (“favour, affection”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑns.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*anstijaną

1. to ask, request
2. to like, to appreciate
3. to rejoice

Inflection

Conjugation of *anstijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*anstijō	*anstijaų	—	*anstijai	?
2nd singular	*anstīsi	*anstijais	*anstī	*anstijasai	*anstijaisau
3rd singular	*anstīþi	*anstijai	*anstijaþau	*anstijaþai	*anstijaiþau
1st dual	*anstijōs	*anstijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*anstijaþiz	*anstijaiþiz	*anstijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*anstijamaz	*anstijaim	—	*anstijanþai	*anstijainþau
2nd plural	*anstīþ	*anstijaiþ	*anstīþ	*anstijanþai	*anstijainþau
3rd plural	*anstijanþi	*anstijain	*anstijanþau	*anstijanþai	*anstijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*anstidǭ	*anstidēdį̄
2nd singular	*anstidēz	*anstidēdīz
3rd singular	*anstidē	*anstidēdī
1st dual	*anstidēdū	*anstidēdīw
2nd dual	*anstidēdudiz	*anstidēdīdiz
1st plural	*anstidēdum	*anstidēdīm
2nd plural	*anstidēdud	*anstidēdīd
3rd plural	*anstidēdun	*anstidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*anstijandz	*anstidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *anstijan
  • Old English: ēstan, œ̄stan
  • Old High German: *ensten
    • Middle High German: ensten
• Old Norse: æsta
  • Icelandic: æsta
  • Old Swedish: æsta