Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flaihaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *þlaihaną (early)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to *flaihaz (“insidious, deceitful”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑi̯.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*flaihaną[1]

  1. to comfort, entreat
  2. to fondle, caress

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 7a)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *flaihō *flaihaų — *flaihai ?
2nd singular *flaihizi *flaihaiz *flaih *flaihazai *flaihaizau
3rd singular *flaihidi *flaihai *flaihadau *flaihadai *flaihaidau
1st dual *flaihōz *flaihaiw — — —
2nd dual *flaihadiz *flaihaidiz *flaihadiz — —
1st plural *flaihamaz *flaihaim — *flaihandai *flaihaindau
2nd plural *flaihid *flaihaid *flaihid *flaihandai *flaihaindau
3rd plural *flaihandi *flaihain *flaihandau *flaihandai *flaihaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *feflaih *feflaihį̄
2nd singular *feflaiht *feflaihīz
3rd singular *feflaih *feflaihī
1st dual *feflaihū *feflaihīw
2nd dual *feflaihudiz *feflaihīdiz
1st plural *feflaihum *feflaihīm
2nd plural *feflaihud *feflaihīd
3rd plural *feflaihun *feflaihīn
present past
participles *flaihandz *flaihanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flaihan
    • Old Saxon: *flēhan
      • Middle Low German: vlên
    • Old Dutch: *flēn
      • Middle Dutch: vlêen
    • Old High German: flēhan
  • Gothic: *𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (*þlaihan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*flaixanan ~ *flaixjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104
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