Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wammijaną

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 *wammaz (spot, stain) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*wammijaną

  1. to stain

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wammijō *wammijaų *wammijai ?
2nd singular *wammīsi *wammijais *wammī *wammijasai *wammijaisau
3rd singular *wammīþi *wammijai *wammijaþau *wammijaþai *wammijaiþau
1st dual *wammijōs *wammijaiw
2nd dual *wammijaþiz *wammijaiþiz *wammijaþiz
1st plural *wammijamaz *wammijaim *wammijanþai *wammijainþau
2nd plural *wammīþ *wammijaiþ *wammīþ *wammijanþai *wammijainþau
3rd plural *wammijanþi *wammijain *wammijanþau *wammijanþai *wammijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wammidǭ *wammidēdį̄
2nd singular *wammidēz *wammidēdīz
3rd singular *wammidē *wammidēdī
1st dual *wammidēdū *wammidēdīw
2nd dual *wammidēdudiz *wammidēdīdiz
1st plural *wammidēdum *wammidēdīm
2nd plural *wammidēdud *wammidēdīd
3rd plural *wammidēdun *wammidēdīn
present past
participles *wammijandz *wammidaz
  • *wēmaz
  • *wēmōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wammijan
    • Old English: wemman
    • Old Frisian: wemma
    • Old Saxon: wemmian
    • Old High German: *wemmen
      • >? Middle High German: wimmen, wimen
      • Old High German: giwemmit (stained, spotted, flecked, ppt)
      • Old High German: wemmāri (corruptor)
      • Old High German: biwemmen
      • Old High German: giwemman)
  • Old Norse: *vemja
  • Gothic: *𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*wammjan)