Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skūmijan

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

Etymology

From *skūm (“foam”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skūmijan

1. to foam, to froth

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*skūmijan
1st sg. past	*skūmidā
Infinitive	*skūmijan
Genitive infin.	*skūmijannjas
Dative infin.	*skūmijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*skūmijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*skūmiju	*skūmidā
2nd singular	*skūmisi	*skūmidēs, *skūmidōs
3rd singular	*skūmiþi	*skūmidē, *skūmidā
1st plural	*skūmijum	*skūmidum
2nd plural	*skūmiþ	*skūmidud
3rd plural	*skūmijanþ	*skūmidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*skūmijē	*skūmidī
2nd singular	*skūmijēs	*skūmidī
3rd singular	*skūmijē	*skūmidī
1st plural	*skūmijēm	*skūmidīm
2nd plural	*skūmijēþ	*skūmidīd
3rd plural	*skūmijēn	*skūmidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*skūmi
Plural	*skūmiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*skūmijandī	*skūmid

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *scūmian
  • Middle Low German: schǖmen
• Old Dutch: *scūmen
  • Middle Dutch: schumen
    • Dutch: schuimen
      • Afrikaans: skuim
• Old High German: scūmen
  • Middle High German: schoumen
    • German: schäumen