Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanhtijaną

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 *kanhtaz (“happy, glad”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ̃x.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kanhtijaną

1. (North Germanic) to make happy, gladden

Inflection

Conjugation of *kanhtijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*kanhtijō	*kanhtijaų	—	*kanhtijai	?
2nd singular	*kanhtīsi	*kanhtijais	*kanhtī	*kanhtijasai	*kanhtijaisau
3rd singular	*kanhtīþi	*kanhtijai	*kanhtijaþau	*kanhtijaþai	*kanhtijaiþau
1st dual	*kanhtijōs	*kanhtijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*kanhtijaþiz	*kanhtijaiþiz	*kanhtijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*kanhtijamaz	*kanhtijaim	—	*kanhtijanþai	*kanhtijainþau
2nd plural	*kanhtīþ	*kanhtijaiþ	*kanhtīþ	*kanhtijanþai	*kanhtijainþau
3rd plural	*kanhtijanþi	*kanhtijain	*kanhtijanþau	*kanhtijanþai	*kanhtijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*kanhtidǭ	*kanhtidēdį̄
2nd singular	*kanhtidēz	*kanhtidēdīz
3rd singular	*kanhtidē	*kanhtidēdī
1st dual	*kanhtidēdū	*kanhtidēdīw
2nd dual	*kanhtidēdudiz	*kanhtidēdīdiz
1st plural	*kanhtidēdum	*kanhtidēdīm
2nd plural	*kanhtidēdud	*kanhtidēdīd
3rd plural	*kanhtidēdun	*kanhtidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*kanhtijandz	*kanhtidaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: kæta
  • Icelandic: kæta
  • Elfdalian: kęta