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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-āną
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This Proto-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-Germanic
Etymology
Somewhat uncertain. Reconstructed by Ringe[1] as originating from earlier *-ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European *-oyéti (factitive verb suffix). The reconstruction of this Indo-European suffix is uncertain, but it would also be the origin of the Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) contracted verbs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑː.nɑ̃/
Verb
*-āną
- Creates stative - fientive verbs from other verbs, from adjectives and from nouns.
- Creates denominative verbs from nouns.
- Creates factitive verbs from adjectives.
Inflection
Conjugation of *-āną (weak class 3)
| active voice | passive voice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| 1st singular | *-ō | ? | — | ? | ? |
| 2nd singular | *-aisi | ? | *-ai | *-āsai | ? |
| 3rd singular | *-aiþi | ? | *-āþau | *-āþai | ? |
| 1st dual | *-ōs | ? | — | — | — |
| 2nd dual | *-āþiz | ? | *-āþiz | — | — |
| 1st plural | *-āmaz | ? | — | *-ānþai | ? |
| 2nd plural | *-aiþ | ? | *-aiþ | *-ānþai | ? |
| 3rd plural | *-ānþi | ? | *-ānþau | *-ānþai | ? |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | |||
| 1st singular | *-adǭ | *-adēdį̄ | |||
| 2nd singular | *-adēz | *-adēdīz | |||
| 3rd singular | *-adē | *-adēdī | |||
| 1st dual | *-adēdū | *-adēdīw | |||
| 2nd dual | *-adēdudiz | *-adēdīdiz | |||
| 1st plural | *-adēdum | *-adēdīm | |||
| 2nd plural | *-adēdud | *-adēdīd | |||
| 3rd plural | *-adēdun | *-adēdīn | |||
| present | past | ||||
| participles | *-āndz | *-adaz | |||
Derived terms
Proto-Germanic class 3 weak verbs
Descendants
References
- Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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