Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strangijan

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *strangijaną. Equivalent *strangi (“string”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*strangijan

1. to fasten with a string, bind tight

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*strangijan
1st sg. past	*strangidā
Infinitive	*strangijan
Genitive infin.	*strangijannjas
Dative infin.	*strangijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*strangijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*strangiju	*strangidā
2nd singular	*strangisi	*strangidēs, *strangidōs
3rd singular	*strangiþi	*strangidē, *strangidā
1st plural	*strangijum	*strangidum
2nd plural	*strangiþ	*strangidud
3rd plural	*strangijanþ	*strangidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*strangijē	*strangidī
2nd singular	*strangijēs	*strangidī
3rd singular	*strangijē	*strangidī
1st plural	*strangijēm	*strangidīm
2nd plural	*strangijēþ	*strangidīd
3rd plural	*strangijēn	*strangidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*strangi
Plural	*strangiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*strangijandī	*strangid

Descendants

• Old English: strengan
  • Middle English: strengen
    • English: string
• Old Frisian: strenza
  • West Frisian: stringe, stringje
• Old Saxon: *strengian
  • Middle Low German: strengen
• Old Dutch: *strengen
  • Middle Dutch: strengen
    • Dutch: strengen
• Old High German: strengen
  • Middle High German: strengen
    • German: strängen

Etymology 2

From *strang (“strong”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*strangijan

1. to strengthen, make stronger

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*strangijan
1st sg. past	*strangidā
Infinitive	*strangijan
Genitive infin.	*strangijannjas
Dative infin.	*strangijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*strangijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*strangiju	*strangidā
2nd singular	*strangisi	*strangidēs, *strangidōs
3rd singular	*strangiþi	*strangidē, *strangidā
1st plural	*strangijum	*strangidum
2nd plural	*strangiþ	*strangidud
3rd plural	*strangijanþ	*strangidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*strangijē	*strangidī
2nd singular	*strangijēs	*strangidī
3rd singular	*strangijē	*strangidī
1st plural	*strangijēm	*strangidīm
2nd plural	*strangijēþ	*strangidīd
3rd plural	*strangijēn	*strangidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*strangi
Plural	*strangiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*strangijandī	*strangid

Descendants

• Old English: *strengan
  • ⇒ Old English: ætstrengan
  • Middle English: strengen
• Old Frisian: *strenga
  • West Frisian: stringe, stringje
• Old Saxon: *strengian
  • Middle Low German: strengen
• Old Dutch: *strengen
  • Middle Dutch: strengen
    • Dutch: strengen
• Old High German: *strengen
  • Middle High German: strengen
    • German: strengen