Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stammāną

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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 *stammaz (“stammering”) +‎ *-āną.

Verb[edit]

*stammāną[1]

  1. to stammer

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *stammāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *stammō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *stammaisi ? *stammai *stammāsai ?
3rd singular *stammaiþi ? *stammāþau *stammāþai ?
1st dual *stammōs ? — — —
2nd dual *stammāþiz ? *stammāþiz — —
1st plural *stammāmaz ? — *stammānþai ?
2nd plural *stammaiþ ? *stammaiþ *stammānþai ?
3rd plural *stammānþi ? *stammānþau *stammānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *stammadǭ *stammadēdį̄
2nd singular *stammadēz *stammadēdīz
3rd singular *stammadē *stammadēdī
1st dual *stammadēdū *stammadēdīw
2nd dual *stammadēdudiz *stammadēdīdiz
1st plural *stammadēdum *stammadēdīm
2nd plural *stammadēdud *stammadēdīd
3rd plural *stammadēdun *stammadēdīn
present past
participles *stammāndz *stammadaz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stammēn
  • Old Norse: stamma

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*stammēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 371
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