Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lahan

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 *lahaną.

Verb

*lahan[1]

to reproach

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive	*lahan
1st sg. past	*lōh
3rd pl. past	*lōgun
Past ptcple	*lagan
Infinitive	*lahan
Genitive infin.	*lahannjas
Dative infin.	*lahannjē
Instrum. infin.	*lahannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*lahu	*lōh
2nd singular	*lahiʀi	*lōgī
3rd singular	*lahidi	*lōh
1st plural	*lahum	*lōgum
2nd plural	*lahid	*lōgud
3rd plural	*lahand	*lōgun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*lahē	*lōgī
2nd singular	*lahēs	*lōgī
3rd singular	*lahē	*lōgī
1st plural	*lahēm	*lōgīm
2nd plural	*lahēþ	*lōgīd
3rd plural	*lahēn	*lōgīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*lah
Plural	*lahid
	Present	Past
Participle	*lahandī	*lagan

Descendants

Old English: lēan
- Middle English: *lēen (attested in past tense lough)
Old Saxon: lahan
Old High German: lahan

References

Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177: “PWGmc *lahan”

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[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177: “PWGmc *lahan”