Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linhtijaną

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 *linhtaz (“light, having little weight”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlinx.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*linhtijaną[1]

  1. to make light
  2. to make easy

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *linhtijō *linhtijaų — *linhtijai ?
2nd singular *linhtīsi *linhtijais *linhtī *linhtijasai *linhtijaisau
3rd singular *linhtīþi *linhtijai *linhtijaþau *linhtijaþai *linhtijaiþau
1st dual *linhtijōs *linhtijaiw — — —
2nd dual *linhtijaþiz *linhtijaiþiz *linhtijaþiz — —
1st plural *linhtijamaz *linhtijaim — *linhtijanþai *linhtijainþau
2nd plural *linhtīþ *linhtijaiþ *linhtīþ *linhtijanþai *linhtijainþau
3rd plural *linhtijanþi *linhtijain *linhtijanþau *linhtijanþai *linhtijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *linhtidǭ *linhtidēdį̄
2nd singular *linhtidēz *linhtidēdīz
3rd singular *linhtidē *linhtidēdī
1st dual *linhtidēdū *linhtidēdīw
2nd dual *linhtidēdudiz *linhtidēdīdiz
1st plural *linhtidēdum *linhtidēdīm
2nd plural *linhtidēdud *linhtidēdīd
3rd plural *linhtidēdun *linhtidēdīn
present past
participles *linhtijandz *linhtidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lį̄htijan
    • Old English: līehtan
      • Middle English: lihten, liȝten, lighten
    • Old Frisian: līchta
    • Old Saxon: *līhtian
    • Old Dutch: *līhten
    • Old High German: līhten
  • Old Norse: létta

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lenxwtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 241
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