Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-jan
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *-janą.
Suffix edit
*-jan
- Creates denominative verbs from nouns.
- Creates factitive verbs from adjectives.
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *-jan | |
| 1st sg. past | *-idā | |
| Infinitive | *-jan | |
| Genitive infin. | *-jannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *-jannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *-jannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *-ju | *-idā |
| 2nd singular | *-isi | *-idēs, *-idōs |
| 3rd singular | *-iþi | *-idē, *-idā |
| 1st plural | *-jum | *-idum |
| 2nd plural | *-iþ | *-idud |
| 3rd plural | *-janþ | *-idun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *-jē | *-idī |
| 2nd singular | *-jēs | *-idī |
| 3rd singular | *-jē | *-idī |
| 1st plural | *-jēm | *-idīm |
| 2nd plural | *-jēþ | *-idīd |
| 3rd plural | *-jēn | *-idīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *-i | |
| Plural | *-iþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *-jandī | *-id |