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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōmijaną

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 *wōmaz (“sound, noise”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wōmijaną[1]

  1. to sound, make a noise

Inflection
Conjugation of *wōmijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōmijō*wōmijaų—*wōmijai ?
2nd singular *wōmīsi*wōmijais*wōmī*wōmijasai*wōmijaisau
3rd singular *wōmīþi*wōmijai*wōmijaþau*wōmijaþai*wōmijaiþau
1st dual *wōmijōs*wōmijaiw———
2nd dual *wōmijaþiz*wōmijaiþiz*wōmijaþiz——
1st plural *wōmijamaz*wōmijaim—*wōmijanþai*wōmijainþau
2nd plural *wōmīþ*wōmijaiþ*wōmīþ*wōmijanþai*wōmijainþau
3rd plural *wōmijanþi*wōmijain*wōmijanþau*wōmijanþai*wōmijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōmidǭ*wōmidēdį̄
2nd singular *wōmidēz*wōmidēdīz
3rd singular *wōmidē*wōmidēdī
1st dual *wōmidēdū*wōmidēdīw
2nd dual *wōmidēdudiz*wōmidēdīdiz
1st plural *wōmidēdum*wōmidēdīm
2nd plural *wōmidēdud*wōmidēdīd
3rd plural *wōmidēdun*wōmidēdīn
present past
participles *wōmijandz*wōmidaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wōmijan
    • Old English: wēman
  • Old Norse: œma
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: øma

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wōmjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
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