Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lahan

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 *lahaną.

Verb edit

*lahan[1]

  1. to reproach

Inflection edit

Strong class 6
Infinitive *lahan
1st sg. past *lōh
3rd pl. past *lōgun
Past ptcple *lagan
Infinitive *lahan
Genitive infin. *lahannjas
Dative infin. *lahannjē
Instrum. infin. *lahannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *lahu *lōh
2nd singular *lahiʀi *lōgī
3rd singular *lahidi *lōh
1st plural *lahum *lōgum
2nd plural *lahid *lōgud
3rd plural *lahand *lōgun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *lahē *lōgī
2nd singular *lahēs *lōgī
3rd singular *lahē *lōgī
1st plural *lahēm *lōgīm
2nd plural *lahēþ *lōgīd
3rd plural *lahēn *lōgīn
Imperative Present
Singular *lah
Plural *lahid
Present Past
Participle *lahandī *lagan

Descendants edit

  • Old English: lēan
  • Old Saxon: lahan
  • Old High German: lahan

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177:PWGmc *lahan