Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tawjaną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Factitive derived from an adjective *tawaz, from Pre-Germanic *dowh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to fit”). Possibly attested as *gatawaz, borrowed into Proto-Slavic *gotovъ, though this is disputed.[1]
Cognate with Tocharian B tsuwa and Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*tawjaną
Inflection
| active voice | passive voice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| 1st singular | *tawjō | *tawjaų | — | *tawjai | ? | |
| 2nd singular | *tawisi | *tawjais | *tawi | *tawjasai | *tawjaisau | |
| 3rd singular | *tawiþi | *tawjai | *tawjaþau | *tawjaþai | *tawjaiþau | |
| 1st dual | *tawjōs | *tawjaiw | — | — | — | |
| 2nd dual | *tawjaþiz | *tawjaiþiz | *tawjaþiz | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *tawjamaz | *tawjaim | — | *tawjanþai | *tawjainþau | |
| 2nd plural | *tawiþ | *tawjaiþ | *tawiþ | *tawjanþai | *tawjainþau | |
| 3rd plural | *tawjanþi | *tawjain | *tawjanþau | *tawjanþai | *tawjainþau | |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| 1st singular | *tawidǭ | *tawidēdį̄ | ||||
| 2nd singular | *tawidēz | *tawidēdīz | ||||
| 3rd singular | *tawidē | *tawidēdī | ||||
| 1st dual | *tawidēdū | *tawidēdīw | ||||
| 2nd dual | *tawidēdudiz | *tawidēdīdiz | ||||
| 1st plural | *tawidēdum | *tawidēdīm | ||||
| 2nd plural | *tawidēdud | *tawidēdīd | ||||
| 3rd plural | *tawidēdun | *tawidēdīn | ||||
| present | past | |||||
| participles | *tawjandz | *tawidaz | ||||
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *tauwjan, *tawōn
- Proto-Norse: ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ (tawidō, 1st singular past indicative), ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛖ (tawidē, 3rd singular past indicative)
- Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan)