Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamainijan
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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 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gamainijaną. Equivalent to *gamainī (“common”) + *-jan.
Verb edit
*gamainijan
- to share, to make public
- to participate
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *gamainidā | |
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gamainijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gamainijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gamainijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainiju | *gamainidā |
| 2nd singular | *gamainisi | *gamainidēs, *gamainidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gamainiþi | *gamainidē, *gamainidā |
| 1st plural | *gamainijum | *gamainidum |
| 2nd plural | *gamainiþ | *gamainidud |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijanþ | *gamainidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 2nd singular | *gamainijēs | *gamainidī |
| 3rd singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 1st plural | *gamainijēm | *gamainidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gamainijēþ | *gamainidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijēn | *gamainidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gamaini | |
| Plural | *gamainiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gamainijandī | *gamainid |
Descendants edit
- Old Saxon: gimēnian
- Middle Low German: gemēnen
- Old Dutch: gimeinen, *gimēnen
- Old High German: *gimeinen
- Middle High German: gemeinen
Etymology 2 edit
Dervied from *ga- + *mainijan (“to intend”).
Verb edit
*gamainijan
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *gamainidā | |
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gamainijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gamainijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gamainijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainiju | *gamainidā |
| 2nd singular | *gamainisi | *gamainidēs, *gamainidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gamainiþi | *gamainidē, *gamainidā |
| 1st plural | *gamainijum | *gamainidum |
| 2nd plural | *gamainiþ | *gamainidud |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijanþ | *gamainidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 2nd singular | *gamainijēs | *gamainidī |
| 3rd singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 1st plural | *gamainijēm | *gamainidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gamainijēþ | *gamainidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijēn | *gamainidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gamaini | |
| Plural | *gamainiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gamainijandī | *gamainid |