Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanhtijaną

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 *kanhtaz (“happy, glad”) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ̃x.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kanhtijaną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to make happy, gladden

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kanhtijō *kanhtijaų — *kanhtijai ?
2nd singular *kanhtīsi *kanhtijais *kanhtī *kanhtijasai *kanhtijaisau
3rd singular *kanhtīþi *kanhtijai *kanhtijaþau *kanhtijaþai *kanhtijaiþau
1st dual *kanhtijōs *kanhtijaiw — — —
2nd dual *kanhtijaþiz *kanhtijaiþiz *kanhtijaþiz — —
1st plural *kanhtijamaz *kanhtijaim — *kanhtijanþai *kanhtijainþau
2nd plural *kanhtīþ *kanhtijaiþ *kanhtīþ *kanhtijanþai *kanhtijainþau
3rd plural *kanhtijanþi *kanhtijain *kanhtijanþau *kanhtijanþai *kanhtijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kanhtidǭ *kanhtidēdį̄
2nd singular *kanhtidēz *kanhtidēdīz
3rd singular *kanhtidē *kanhtidēdī
1st dual *kanhtidēdū *kanhtidēdīw
2nd dual *kanhtidēdudiz *kanhtidēdīdiz
1st plural *kanhtidēdum *kanhtidēdīm
2nd plural *kanhtidēdud *kanhtidēdīd
3rd plural *kanhtidēdun *kanhtidēdīn
present past
participles *kanhtijandz *kanhtidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: kæta
    • Icelandic: kæta
    • Elfdalian: kęta

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kanhta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 279: “*kanhtjan-”
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