Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haimijan

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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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From Proto-Germanic *haimijaną. Equivalent to *haim (home) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*haimijan

  1. to take home
  2. to have sex with, copulate

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *haimijan
1st sg. past *haimidā
Infinitive *haimijan
Genitive infin. *haimijannjas
Dative infin. *haimijannjē
Instrum. infin. *haimijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *haimiju *haimidā
2nd singular *haimisi *haimidēs, *haimidōs
3rd singular *haimiþi *haimidē, *haimidā
1st plural *haimijum *haimidum
2nd plural *haimiþ *haimidud
3rd plural *haimijanþ *haimidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *haimijē *haimidī
2nd singular *haimijēs *haimidī
3rd singular *haimijē *haimidī
1st plural *haimijēm *haimidīm
2nd plural *haimijēþ *haimidīd
3rd plural *haimijēn *haimidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *haimi
Plural *haimiþ
Present Past
Participle *haimijandī *haimid

Descendants

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  • Old English: hǣman
  • Old High German: *haimen