< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kawjaną

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

From Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, cry out”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑw.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kawjaną

  1. to call; name

Inflection
Conjugation of *kawjaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kawjō*kawjaų—*kawjai ?
2nd singular *kawisi*kawjais*kawi*kawjasai*kawjaisau
3rd singular *kawiþi*kawjai*kawjaþau*kawjaþai*kawjaiþau
1st dual *kawjōs*kawjaiw———
2nd dual *kawjaþiz*kawjaiþiz*kawjaþiz——
1st plural *kawjamaz*kawjaim—*kawjanþai*kawjainþau
2nd plural *kawiþ*kawjaiþ*kawiþ*kawjanþai*kawjainþau
3rd plural *kawjanþi*kawjain*kawjanþau*kawjanþai*kawjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kawidǭ*kawidēdį̄
2nd singular *kawidēz*kawidēdīz
3rd singular *kawidē*kawidēdī
1st dual *kawidēdū*kawidēdīw
2nd dual *kawidēdudiz*kawidēdīdiz
1st plural *kawidēdum*kawidēdīm
2nd plural *kawidēdud*kawidēdīd
3rd plural *kawidēdun*kawidēdīn
present past
participles *kawjandz*kawidaz
  • *kewaną

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *kauwjan
    • Old English: ċīeġan
      • ⇒ Old English: ġeċīeġan
        • Middle English: ȝeciȝen, icheien
    • Old High German: *kewen
      • ⇒ Old High German: gikewen
  • ⇒ Old Norse: *kauka (< *kaukōną?)
    • Norwegian: kauka (dialectal)
    • Jamtish: kauke
    • Helsingian kåuka
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.