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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haimattjan

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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 Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną. Equivalent to *haim +‎ *-attjan.

Verb

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*haimattjan

  1. to bring home
  2. to provide with a home, to house

Inflection

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Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *haimattjan
1st sg. past *haimattā
Infinitive *haimattjan
Genitive infin. *haimattjannjas
Dative infin. *haimattjannjē
Instrum. infin. *haimattjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *haimattju *haimattā
2nd singular *haimatisi *haimattēs, *haimattōs
3rd singular *haimatiþi *haimattē, *haimattā
1st plural *haimattjum *haimattum
2nd plural *haimatiþ *haimattud
3rd plural *haimattjanþ *haimattun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *haimattjē *haimattī
2nd singular *haimattjēs *haimattī
3rd singular *haimattjē *haimattī
1st plural *haimattjēm *haimattīm
2nd plural *haimattjēþ *haimattīd
3rd plural *haimattjēn *haimattīn
Imperative Present
Singular *haimati
Plural *haimatiþ
Present Past
Participle *haimattjandī *haimatt

Descendants

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  • Old English: hāmettan
  • Old High German: *heimezzen, *heimezen