Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minþijaną

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *minþiją (“memory”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*minþijaną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to remind, remember

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *minþijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *minþijō *minþijaų — *minþijai ?
2nd singular *minþīsi *minþijais *minþī *minþijasai *minþijaisau
3rd singular *minþīþi *minþijai *minþijaþau *minþijaþai *minþijaiþau
1st dual *minþijōs *minþijaiw — — —
2nd dual *minþijaþiz *minþijaiþiz *minþijaþiz — —
1st plural *minþijamaz *minþijaim — *minþijanþai *minþijainþau
2nd plural *minþīþ *minþijaiþ *minþīþ *minþijanþai *minþijainþau
3rd plural *minþijanþi *minþijain *minþijanþau *minþijanþai *minþijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *minþidǭ *minþidēdį̄
2nd singular *minþidēz *minþidēdīz
3rd singular *minþidē *minþidēdī
1st dual *minþidēdū *minþidēdīw
2nd dual *minþidēdudiz *minþidēdīdiz
1st plural *minþidēdum *minþidēdīm
2nd plural *minþidēdud *minþidēdīd
3rd plural *minþidēdun *minþidēdīn
present past
participles *minþijandz *minþidaz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: minna
    • Icelandic: minna
    • Faroese: minna
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: minne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: minne
    • Swedish: minna
    • Danish: minde

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*menþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
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