Reconstruction:Old Dutch/smaion

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From a merger of:

• Proto-West Germanic *smāhōn, from Proto-Germanic *smēhōną. Equivalent to smā (“small, little”) +‎ -on (“factitive suffix”).
• Proto-West Germanic *smāhēn. Equivalent to smā (“small, little”) +‎ -on (“stative-fientive suffix”).

Verb

*smāion

1. to humiliate
2. to be lacking, to fall short

Inflection

Conjugation of *smāion (weak class 2)

infinitive	*smāion
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	*smāio, *smāion	*smāioda
2nd person singular	*smāios, *smāiost	*smāiodos
3rd person singular	*smāiot	*smāioda
1st person plural	*smāion	*smāiodun
2nd person plural	*smāiot	*smāiodut
3rd person plural	*smāiont	*smāiodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	*smāio	*smāiodi
2nd person singular	*smāios, *smāiost	*smāiodis
3rd person singular	*smāio	*smāiodi
1st person plural	*smāion	*smāiodin
2nd person plural	*smāiot	*smāiodit
3rd person plural	*smāion	*smāiodin
imperative	present
singular	*smāio
plural	*smāiot
participle	present	past
	*smāiondi	*smāiot, *gismāiot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: smâen, smâden
  • Dutch: smaden