Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/siuwjan
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *siwjaną.
Verb[edit]
*siuwjan[1]
- to sew
Inflection[edit]
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *siuwjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *siwidā | |
| Infinitive | *siuwjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *siuwjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *siuwjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *siuwjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *siuwju | *siwidā |
| 2nd singular | *siwisi | *siwidēs, *siwidōs |
| 3rd singular | *siwiþi | *siwidē, *siwidā |
| 1st plural | *siuwjum | *siwidum |
| 2nd plural | *siwiþ | *siwidud |
| 3rd plural | *siuwjanþ | *siwidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *siuwjē | *siwidī |
| 2nd singular | *siuwjēs | *siwidī |
| 3rd singular | *siuwjē | *siwidī |
| 1st plural | *siuwjēm | *siwidīm |
| 2nd plural | *siuwjēþ | *siwidīd |
| 3rd plural | *siuwjēn | *siwidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *siwi | |
| Plural | *siwiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *siuwjandī | *siwid |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: siwian, seowian, sēowan
- Old Frisian: sīa
- Old Saxon: siuwian
- Middle Low German: suwen
- Old High German: siuwen
- Middle High German: siuwen
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 53: “PWGmc *[siwʲwʲan]”