Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehwaną

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 *sekʷ-e-ti, thematic root present of Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”), possibly related to *sagjaz (“companion, friend”, literally “follower”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.xʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sehwaną

  1. to see

Inflection

Note: Voiced Verner alternant gw becomes w, but g next to u.

Conjugation of (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sehwō *sehwaų — *sehwai ?
2nd singular *sihwizi *sehwaiz *sehw *sehwazai *sehwaizau
3rd singular *sihwidi *sehwai *sehwadau *sehwadai *sehwaidau
1st dual *sehwōz *sehwaiw — — —
2nd dual *sehwadiz *sehwaidiz *sehwadiz — —
1st plural *sehwamaz *sehwaim — *sehwandai *sehwaindau
2nd plural *sihwid *sehwaid *sihwid *sehwandai *sehwaindau
3rd plural *sehwandi *sehwain *sehwandau *sehwandai *sehwaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sahw *sēwį̄
2nd singular *saht *sēwīz
3rd singular *sahw *sēwī
1st dual *sēgū *sēwīw
2nd dual *sēgudiz *sēwīdiz
1st plural *sēgum *sēwīm
2nd plural *sēgud *sēwīd
3rd plural *sēgun *sēwīn
present past
participles *sehwandz *sewanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sehwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 431-2
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