Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skammijan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *skammijaną. Equivalent to *skamm (“short, blunt”) + *-jan.
Verb
[edit]*skammijan
- to shorten
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *skammijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *skammidā | |
| Infinitive | *skammijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *skammijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *skammijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *skammijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skammiju | *skammidā |
| 2nd singular | *skammisi | *skammidēs, *skammidōs |
| 3rd singular | *skammiþi | *skammidē, *skammidā |
| 1st plural | *skammijum | *skammidum |
| 2nd plural | *skammiþ | *skammidud |
| 3rd plural | *skammijanþ | *skammidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skammijē | *skammidī |
| 2nd singular | *skammijēs | *skammidī |
| 3rd singular | *skammijē | *skammidī |
| 1st plural | *skammijēm | *skammidīm |
| 2nd plural | *skammijēþ | *skammidīd |
| 3rd plural | *skammijēn | *skammidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *skammi | |
| Plural | *skammiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *skammijandī | *skammid |
Descendants
[edit]- Old High German: skemmen