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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamainijan

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 1

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gamainijaną. Equivalent to *gamainī (“common”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*gamainijan

  1. to share, to make public
  2. to participate
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gamainijan
1st sg. past *gamainidā
Infinitive *gamainijan
Genitive infin. *gamainijannjas
Dative infin. *gamainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *gamainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gamainiju *gamainidā
2nd singular *gamainisi *gamainidēs, *gamainidōs
3rd singular *gamainiþi *gamainidē, *gamainidā
1st plural *gamainijum *gamainidum
2nd plural *gamainiþ *gamainidud
3rd plural *gamainijanþ *gamainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gamainijē *gamainidī
2nd singular *gamainijēs *gamainidī
3rd singular *gamainijē *gamainidī
1st plural *gamainijēm *gamainidīm
2nd plural *gamainijēþ *gamainidīd
3rd plural *gamainijēn *gamainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gamaini
Plural *gamainiþ
Present Past
Participle *gamainijandī *gamainid
Descendants
  • Old Saxon: gimēnian
  • Old Dutch: gimeinen, *gimēnen
  • Old High German: *gimeinen

Etymology 2

Dervied from *ga- +‎ *mainijan (“to intend”).

Verb

*gamainijan

  1. to intend
  2. to announce
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gamainijan
1st sg. past *gamainidā
Infinitive *gamainijan
Genitive infin. *gamainijannjas
Dative infin. *gamainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *gamainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gamainiju *gamainidā
2nd singular *gamainisi *gamainidēs, *gamainidōs
3rd singular *gamainiþi *gamainidē, *gamainidā
1st plural *gamainijum *gamainidum
2nd plural *gamainiþ *gamainidud
3rd plural *gamainijanþ *gamainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gamainijē *gamainidī
2nd singular *gamainijēs *gamainidī
3rd singular *gamainijē *gamainidī
1st plural *gamainijēm *gamainidīm
2nd plural *gamainijēþ *gamainidīd
3rd plural *gamainijēn *gamainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gamaini
Plural *gamainiþ
Present Past
Participle *gamainijandī *gamainid
Descendants
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