Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hawjaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to cut, hew, equip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hawjaną

1. to carry out; perform; execute; fulfil

Inflection

Conjugation of *hawjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hawjō	*hawjaų	—	*hawjai	?
2nd singular	*hawisi	*hawjais	*hawi	*hawjasai	*hawjaisau
3rd singular	*hawiþi	*hawjai	*hawjaþau	*hawjaþai	*hawjaiþau
1st dual	*hawjōs	*hawjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hawjaþiz	*hawjaiþiz	*hawjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*hawjamaz	*hawjaim	—	*hawjanþai	*hawjainþau
2nd plural	*hawiþ	*hawjaiþ	*hawiþ	*hawjanþai	*hawjainþau
3rd plural	*hawjanþi	*hawjain	*hawjanþau	*hawjanþai	*hawjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hawidǭ	*hawidēdį̄
2nd singular	*hawidēz	*hawidēdīz
3rd singular	*hawidē	*hawidēdī
1st dual	*hawidēdū	*hawidēdīw
2nd dual	*hawidēdudiz	*hawidēdīdiz
1st plural	*hawidēdum	*hawidēdīm
2nd plural	*hawidēdud	*hawidēdīd
3rd plural	*hawidēdun	*hawidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*hawjandz	*hawidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hauwjan
  • Old English: hīeġan, hēġan, hīġan
  • Old Frisian: hēia
• Old Norse: heyja
  • Icelandic: heyja