Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sniumijan

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 *sniumijaną. Equivalent to *sniumī (hasty, fast) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*sniumijan

  1. to accelerate, hurry

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *sniumijan
1st sg. past *sniumidā
Infinitive *sniumijan
Genitive infin. *sniumijannjas
Dative infin. *sniumijannjē
Instrum. infin. *sniumijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sniumiju *sniumidā
2nd singular *sniumisi *sniumidēs, *sniumidōs
3rd singular *sniumiþi *sniumidē, *sniumidā
1st plural *sniumijum *sniumidum
2nd plural *sniumiþ *sniumidud
3rd plural *sniumijanþ *sniumidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sniumijē *sniumidī
2nd singular *sniumijēs *sniumidī
3rd singular *sniumijē *sniumidī
1st plural *sniumijēm *sniumidīm
2nd plural *sniumijēþ *sniumidīd
3rd plural *sniumijēn *sniumidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sniumi
Plural *sniumiþ
Present Past
Participle *sniumijandī *sniumid

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: *sniumen
  • Old High German: sniumen