Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/semōną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sēy- (“to linger”).

Verb

*semōną

1. to linger; lie; remain

Inflection

Conjugation of *semōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*semō	*semǭ	—	*semōi	?
2nd singular	*semōsi	*semōs	*semō	*semōsai	*semōsau
3rd singular	*semōþi	*semō	*semōþau	*semōþai	*semōþau
1st dual	*semōs	*semōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*semōþiz	*semōþiz	*semōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*semōmaz	*semōm	—	*semōnþai	*semōnþau
2nd plural	*semōþ	*semōþ	*semōþ	*semōnþai	*semōnþau
3rd plural	*semōnþi	*semōn	*semōnþau	*semōnþai	*semōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*semōdǭ	*semōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*semōdēz	*semōdēdīz
3rd singular	*semōdē	*semōdēdī
1st dual	*semōdēdū	*semōdēdīw
2nd dual	*semōdēdudiz	*semōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*semōdēdum	*semōdēdīm
2nd plural	*semōdēdud	*semōdēdīd
3rd plural	*semōdēdun	*semōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*semōndz	*semōdaz

Descendants

• Old English: semian, seomian