Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/safjaną

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

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *sh̥́₁p-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-. Related to Latin sapiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑɸ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*safjaną

  1. to perceive, notice

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 6 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *safjō *safjaų *safjai ?
2nd singular *safisi *safjais *safi *safjasai *safjaisau
3rd singular *safiþi *safjai *safjaþau *safjaþai *safjaiþau
1st dual *safjōs *safjaiw
2nd dual *safjaþiz *safjaiþiz *safjaþiz
1st plural *safjamaz *safjaim *safjanþai *safjainþau
2nd plural *safiþ *safjaiþ *safiþ *safjanþai *safjainþau
3rd plural *safjanþi *safjain *safjanþau *safjanþai *safjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sōf *sōbį̄
2nd singular *sōft *sōbīz
3rd singular *sōf *sōbī
1st dual *sōbū *sōbīw
2nd dual *sōbudiz *sōbīdiz
1st plural *sōbum *sōbīm
2nd plural *sōbud *sōbīd
3rd plural *sōbun *sōbīn
present past
participles *safjandz *sabanaz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: anseffian, biseffian
  • Old High German: intseffen
    • Middle High German: entseben

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*safjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 419-420
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 538-539