Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stenan

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 *stenaną.

Verb edit

*stenan

  1. to sigh, groan

Inflection edit

Strong class 4
Infinitive *stenan
1st sg. past *stan
3rd pl. past *stānun
Past ptcple *stunan
Infinitive *stenan
Genitive infin. *stenannjas
Dative infin. *stenannjē
Instrum. infin. *stenannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *stenu *stan
2nd singular *stiniʀi *stānī
3rd singular *stinidi *stan
1st plural *stenum *stānum
2nd plural *stinid *stānud
3rd plural *stenand *stānun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *stenē *stānī
2nd singular *stenēs *stānī
3rd singular *stenē *stānī
1st plural *stenēm *stānīm
2nd plural *stenēþ *stānīd
3rd plural *stenēn *stānīn
Imperative Present
Singular *stin
Plural *stinid
Present Past
Participle *stenandī *stunan

Descendants edit