Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hugjaną

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

Uncertain. Synchronically analyzable as *hugiz (understanding, mind) +‎ *-janą (factitive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuɣ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hugjaną[2]

  1. to think, consider

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hugjō *hugjaų
2nd singular *hugaisi *hugjais *hugai
3rd singular *hugaiþi *hugjai *hugjaþau
1st dual *hugjōs *hugjaiw
2nd dual *hugjaþiz *hugjaiþiz *hugjaþiz
1st plural *hugjamaz *hugjaim
2nd plural *hugaiþ *hugjaiþ *hugaiþ
3rd plural *hugjanþi *hugjain *hugjanþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hugdǭ *hugdēdį̄
2nd singular *hugdēz *hugdēdīz
3rd singular *hugdē *hugdēdī
1st dual *hugdēdū *hugdēdīw
2nd dual *hugdēdudiz *hugdēdīdiz
1st plural *hugdēdum *hugdēdīm
2nd plural *hugdēdud *hugdēdīd
3rd plural *hugdēdun *hugdēdīn
present past
participles *hugjandz *hugdaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hugi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 252:*hugjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xuʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 190-1