Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spannijaną

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 *spannaną (“to stretch”) +‎ *-janą (“causative suffix”).[1]

Verb

*spannijaną[1]

  1. to cause to stretch

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spannijō *spannijaų — *spannijai ?
2nd singular *spannīsi *spannijais *spannī *spannijasai *spannijaisau
3rd singular *spannīþi *spannijai *spannijaþau *spannijaþai *spannijaiþau
1st dual *spannijōs *spannijaiw — — —
2nd dual *spannijaþiz *spannijaiþiz *spannijaþiz — —
1st plural *spannijamaz *spannijaim — *spannijanþai *spannijainþau
2nd plural *spannīþ *spannijaiþ *spannīþ *spannijanþai *spannijainþau
3rd plural *spannijanþi *spannijain *spannijanþau *spannijanþai *spannijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spannidǭ *spannidēdį̄
2nd singular *spannidēz *spannidēdīz
3rd singular *spannidē *spannidēdī
1st dual *spannidēdū *spannidēdīw
2nd dual *spannidēdudiz *spannidēdīdiz
1st plural *spannidēdum *spannidēdīm
2nd plural *spannidēdud *spannidēdīd
3rd plural *spannidēdun *spannidēdīn
present past
participles *spannijandz *spannidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *spannijan
    • Old Saxon: *spennian
      • Middle Low German: spennen
    • Old High German: *spennen
      • Middle High German: spennen[2]
  • Old Norse: spenna

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spannjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 362
  2. ^ “spannen” in Duden online
  3. ^ spänna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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