Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sainōną

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 *sainiz (“slow, slack”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sainōną

1. to delay
2. to languish

Inflection

Conjugation of *sainōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*sainō	*sainǭ	—	*sainōi	?
2nd singular	*sainōsi	*sainōs	*sainō	*sainōsai	*sainōsau
3rd singular	*sainōþi	*sainō	*sainōþau	*sainōþai	*sainōþau
1st dual	*sainōs	*sainōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*sainōþiz	*sainōþiz	*sainōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*sainōmaz	*sainōm	—	*sainōnþai	*sainōnþau
2nd plural	*sainōþ	*sainōþ	*sainōþ	*sainōnþai	*sainōnþau
3rd plural	*sainōnþi	*sainōn	*sainōnþau	*sainōnþai	*sainōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*sainōdǭ	*sainōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*sainōdēz	*sainōdēdīz
3rd singular	*sainōdē	*sainōdēdī
1st dual	*sainōdēdū	*sainōdēdīw
2nd dual	*sainōdēdudiz	*sainōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*sainōdēdum	*sainōdēdīm
2nd plural	*sainōdēdud	*sainōdēdīd
3rd plural	*sainōdēdun	*sainōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*sainōndz	*sainōdaz

Related terms

• *sainijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sainōn
  • Old English: sānian
  • Old High German: *sainōn
    • Middle High German: seinen
• Old Norse: seina
  • Icelandic: seina