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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/getaną

 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʰe(n)d- (“to take, seize”). Cognate with Latin prehendō (“snatch, seize”), Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “hold, contain”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*getaną

  1. to find or make a way
  2. to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold

Inflection

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Conjugation of *getaną (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *getō *getaų — *getai ?
2nd singular *gitizi *getaiz *get *getazai *getaizau
3rd singular *gitidi *getai *getadau *getadai *getaidau
1st dual *getōz *getaiw — — —
2nd dual *getadiz *getaidiz *getadiz — —
1st plural *getamaz *getaim — *getandai *getaindau
2nd plural *gitid *getaid *gitid *getandai *getaindau
3rd plural *getandi *getain *getandau *getandai *getaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gat *gētį̄
2nd singular *gast *gētīz
3rd singular *gat *gētī
1st dual *gētū *gētīw
2nd dual *gētudiz *gētīdiz
1st plural *gētum *gētīm
2nd plural *gētud *gētīd
3rd plural *gētun *gētīn
present past
participles *getandz *getanaz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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