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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kūmijan

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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 *kūmu (lamentation, complaint) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*kūmijan

  1. to lament, mourn
  2. to complain, bemoan

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kūmijan
1st sg. past *kūmidā
Infinitive *kūmijan
Genitive infin. *kūmijannjas
Dative infin. *kūmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kūmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kūmiju *kūmidā
2nd singular *kūmisi *kūmidēs, *kūmidōs
3rd singular *kūmiþi *kūmidē, *kūmidā
1st plural *kūmijum *kūmidum
2nd plural *kūmiþ *kūmidud
3rd plural *kūmijanþ *kūmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kūmijē *kūmidī
2nd singular *kūmijēs *kūmidī
3rd singular *kūmijē *kūmidī
1st plural *kūmijēm *kūmidīm
2nd plural *kūmijēþ *kūmidīd
3rd plural *kūmijēn *kūmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kūmi
Plural *kūmiþ
Present Past
Participle *kūmijandī *kūmid

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: kūmian
  • Old Dutch: *kūmen
  • Old High German: kūmen