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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tammjan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tamjaną. Equivalent to *tam (tame) + *-jan.

Verb

*tammjan

  1. to tame

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tammjan
1st sg. past *tamidā
Infinitive *tammjan
Genitive infin. *tammjannjas
Dative infin. *tammjannjē
Instrum. infin. *tammjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tammju *tamidā
2nd singular *tamisi *tamidēs, *tamidōs
3rd singular *tamiþi *tamidē, *tamidā
1st plural *tammjum *tamidum
2nd plural *tamiþ *tamidud
3rd plural *tammjanþ *tamidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tammjē *tamidī
2nd singular *tammjēs *tamidī
3rd singular *tammjē *tamidī
1st plural *tammjēm *tamidīm
2nd plural *tammjēþ *tamidīd
3rd plural *tammjēn *tamidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tami
Plural *tamiþ
Present Past
Participle *tammjandī *tamid

Descendants

  • Old English: temian, *temman
  • Old Frisian: temia, tema
  • Old Saxon: *temian, *temmian
  • Old Dutch: *temmen
  • Old High German: zemen, zemmen
    • Middle High German: zemen
      • German: zähmen (with a long vowel by analogy with zahm)
      • Hunsrik: zaame
      • Luxembourgish: zeemen
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