Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bannijan

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

Etymology

From *bann (“order, ban”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*bannijan

1. to command, order, summon
2. to bring to justice
3. to banish

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*bannijan
1st sg. past	*bannidā
Infinitive	*bannijan
Genitive infin.	*bannijannjas
Dative infin.	*bannijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bannijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*banniju	*bannidā
2nd singular	*bannisi	*bannidēs, *bannidōs
3rd singular	*banniþi	*bannidē, *bannidā
1st plural	*bannijum	*bannidum
2nd plural	*banniþ	*bannidud
3rd plural	*bannijanþ	*bannidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bannijē	*bannidī
2nd singular	*bannijēs	*bannidī
3rd singular	*bannijē	*bannidī
1st plural	*bannijēm	*bannidīm
2nd plural	*bannijēþ	*bannidīd
3rd plural	*bannijēn	*bannidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*banni
Plural	*banniþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bannijandī	*bannid

Derived terms

• *gabannī n

Related terms

• *bannōn

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *bennian
  • Middle Low German: *bennen
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: benninge
• Old High German: *bennen
  • Middle High German: bennen
• → Late Latin: banniō (see there for further descendants)