Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hampijaną

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 *hampą (“good luck, chance”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑm.pi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hampijaną

1. to fit in, be fitting
2. to occur, happen

Inflection

Conjugation of *hampijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hampijō	*hampijaų	—	*hampijai	?
2nd singular	*hampīsi	*hampijais	*hampī	*hampijasai	*hampijaisau
3rd singular	*hampīþi	*hampijai	*hampijaþau	*hampijaþai	*hampijaiþau
1st dual	*hampijōs	*hampijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hampijaþiz	*hampijaiþiz	*hampijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*hampijamaz	*hampijaim	—	*hampijanþai	*hampijainþau
2nd plural	*hampīþ	*hampijaiþ	*hampīþ	*hampijanþai	*hampijainþau
3rd plural	*hampijanþi	*hampijain	*hampijanþau	*hampijanþai	*hampijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hampidǭ	*hampidēdį̄
2nd singular	*hampidēz	*hampidēdīz
3rd singular	*hampidē	*hampidēdī
1st dual	*hampidēdū	*hampidēdīw
2nd dual	*hampidēdudiz	*hampidēdīdiz
1st plural	*hampidēdum	*hampidēdīm
2nd plural	*hampidēdud	*hampidēdīd
3rd plural	*hampidēdun	*hampidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*hampijandz	*hampidaz

Related terms

• *hampą

Descendants

• Old Norse: *happa, *heppa
  • Norwegian: heppa
  • Swedish: hampa
  • Danish: happe
  • → Middle English: happen (> happenen, hapnen)
    • English: hap; happen