Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kimbaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to grab; hold; press; pack; cram”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkim.bɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kimbaną

To press together; compress

Inflection

Conjugation of *kimbaną (strong class 3)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*kimbō	*kimbaų	—	*kimbai	?
2nd singular	*kimbizi	*kimbaiz	*kimb	*kimbazai	*kimbaizau
3rd singular	*kimbidi	*kimbai	*kimbadau	*kimbadai	*kimbaidau
1st dual	*kimbōz	*kimbaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*kimbadiz	*kimbaidiz	*kimbadiz	—	—
1st plural	*kimbamaz	*kimbaim	—	*kimbandai	*kimbaindau
2nd plural	*kimbid	*kimbaid	*kimbid	*kimbandai	*kimbaindau
3rd plural	*kimbandi	*kimbain	*kimbandau	*kimbandai	*kimbaindau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*kamb	*kumbį̄
2nd singular	*kamft	*kumbīz
3rd singular	*kamb	*kumbī
1st dual	*kumbū	*kumbīw
2nd dual	*kumbudiz	*kumbīdiz
1st plural	*kumbum	*kumbīm
2nd plural	*kumbud	*kumbīd
3rd plural	*kumbun	*kumbīn

	present	past
participles	*kimbandz	*kumbanaz

Derived terms

*kimbulaz

Descendants

Old English: ċimban