Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gantijan

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From *gant (whole, healthy) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*gantijan

  1. to keep whole
  2. to protect

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gantijan
1st sg. past *gantidā
Infinitive *gantijan
Genitive infin. *gantijannjas
Dative infin. *gantijannjē
Instrum. infin. *gantijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gantiju *gantidā
2nd singular *gantisi *gantidēs, *gantidōs
3rd singular *gantiþi *gantidē, *gantidā
1st plural *gantijum *gantidum
2nd plural *gantiþ *gantidud
3rd plural *gantijanþ *gantidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gantijē *gantidī
2nd singular *gantijēs *gantidī
3rd singular *gantijē *gantidī
1st plural *gantijēm *gantidīm
2nd plural *gantijēþ *gantidīd
3rd plural *gantijēn *gantidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ganti
Plural *gantiþ
Present Past
Participle *gantijandī *gantid

Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: *genten
  • Old High German: *genzen (wk 1a verb), genzēn (wk 3 verb)