Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/angwāną

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 *anguz (“narrow”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑŋʷ.ɡʷɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*angwāną

1. to be narrow
2. to become narrow

Inflection

Conjugation of *angwāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*angwō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*angwaisi	?	*angwai	*angwāsai	?
3rd singular	*angwaiþi	?	*angwāþau	*angwāþai	?
1st dual	*angwōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*angwāþiz	?	*angwāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*angwāmaz	?	—	*angwānþai	?
2nd plural	*angwaiþ	?	*angwaiþ	*angwānþai	?
3rd plural	*angwānþi	?	*angwānþau	*angwānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*angwadǭ	*angwadēdį̄
2nd singular	*angwadēz	*angwadēdīz
3rd singular	*angwadē	*angwadēdī
1st dual	*angwadēdū	*angwadēdīw
2nd dual	*angwadēdudiz	*angwadēdīdiz
1st plural	*angwadēdum	*angwadēdīm
2nd plural	*angwadēdud	*angwadēdīd
3rd plural	*angwadēdun	*angwadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*angwāndz	*angwadaz

Related terms

• *angwijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *angwēn
  • Old English: angian
  • Old Frisian: angia
  • Old Dutch: *angen
    • Middle Dutch: *angen
      • Dutch: angen (obsolete, attested in early modern dutch)
  • Old High German: angēn
    • Middle High German: angen
• Old Norse: ǫngva