Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wammijan

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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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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wammijaną. Equivalent to *wamm (stain) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*wammijan

  1. to stain

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wammijan
1st sg. past *wammidā
Infinitive *wammijan
Genitive infin. *wammijannjas
Dative infin. *wammijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wammijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wammiju *wammidā
2nd singular *wammisi *wammidēs, *wammidōs
3rd singular *wammiþi *wammidē, *wammidā
1st plural *wammijum *wammidum
2nd plural *wammiþ *wammidud
3rd plural *wammijanþ *wammidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wammijē *wammidī
2nd singular *wammijēs *wammidī
3rd singular *wammijē *wammidī
1st plural *wammijēm *wammidīm
2nd plural *wammijēþ *wammidīd
3rd plural *wammijēn *wammidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wammi
Plural *wammiþ
Present Past
Participle *wammijandī *wammid

Descendants

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  • Old English: wemman
  • Old Frisian: wemma
  • Old Saxon: wemmian
  • Old High German: *wemmen