Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laiþijaną

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 *laiþaz (“loathsome; disgusting”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*laiþijaną

1. to make loathsome
2. to put off, ruin, spoil

Inflection

Conjugation of *laiþijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*laiþijō	*laiþijaų	—	*laiþijai	?
2nd singular	*laiþīsi	*laiþijais	*laiþī	*laiþijasai	*laiþijaisau
3rd singular	*laiþīþi	*laiþijai	*laiþijaþau	*laiþijaþai	*laiþijaiþau
1st dual	*laiþijōs	*laiþijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*laiþijaþiz	*laiþijaiþiz	*laiþijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*laiþijamaz	*laiþijaim	—	*laiþijanþai	*laiþijainþau
2nd plural	*laiþīþ	*laiþijaiþ	*laiþīþ	*laiþijanþai	*laiþijainþau
3rd plural	*laiþijanþi	*laiþijain	*laiþijanþau	*laiþijanþai	*laiþijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*laiþidǭ	*laiþidēdį̄
2nd singular	*laiþidēz	*laiþidēdīz
3rd singular	*laiþidē	*laiþidēdī
1st dual	*laiþidēdū	*laiþidēdīw
2nd dual	*laiþidēdudiz	*laiþidēdīdiz
1st plural	*laiþidēdum	*laiþidēdīm
2nd plural	*laiþidēdud	*laiþidēdīd
3rd plural	*laiþidēdun	*laiþidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*laiþijandz	*laiþidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *laiþijan
  • Old Saxon: lēthian
    • Middle Low German: lêden, leiden
  • Old Dutch: *lēthen
    • Middle Dutch: leden, leeden, leiden
  • Old High German: leiden
    • Middle High German: leiden
      • German: leiden
• Old Norse: leiða
  • Icelandic: leiða
  • Faroese: leiða