Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dōmijan

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 Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną. Equivalent to *dōm (“judgement”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*dōmijan

1. to judge, deem

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*dōmijan
1st sg. past	*dōmidā
Infinitive	*dōmijan
Genitive infin.	*dōmijannjas
Dative infin.	*dōmijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*dōmijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*dōmiju	*dōmidā
2nd singular	*dōmisi	*dōmidēs, *dōmidōs
3rd singular	*dōmiþi	*dōmidē, *dōmidā
1st plural	*dōmijum	*dōmidum
2nd plural	*dōmiþ	*dōmidud
3rd plural	*dōmijanþ	*dōmidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*dōmijē	*dōmidī
2nd singular	*dōmijēs	*dōmidī
3rd singular	*dōmijē	*dōmidī
1st plural	*dōmijēm	*dōmidīm
2nd plural	*dōmijēþ	*dōmidīd
3rd plural	*dōmijēn	*dōmidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*dōmi
Plural	*dōmiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*dōmijandī	*dōmid

Related terms

• *dōmōn

Descendants

• Old English: dēman, dœ̄man — Anglian
  • Middle English: demen
    • English: deem
    • Scots: deme
• Old Frisian: dēma
  • North Frisian: dema
• Old Saxon: dōmian
  • Middle Low German: dōmen
• Old Dutch: duomen
  • Middle Dutch: doemen
• Old High German: tuomjan, tuommen, tuomen
  • Middle High German: tüemen