Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alatjaną

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 *alaną (“to drive, move”) +‎ *-atjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*alatjaną

1. to drive, move

Inflection

Conjugation of *alatjaną (weak class 1 j-present)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*alatjō	*alatjaų	—	*alatjai	?
2nd singular	*alatisi	*alatjais	*alati	*alatjasai	*alatjaisau
3rd singular	*alatiþi	*alatjai	*alatjaþau	*alatjaþai	*alatjaiþau
1st dual	*alatjōs	*alatjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*alatjaþiz	*alatjaiþiz	*alatjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*alatjamaz	*alatjaim	—	*alatjanþai	*alatjainþau
2nd plural	*alatiþ	*alatjaiþ	*alatiþ	*alatjanþai	*alatjainþau
3rd plural	*alatjanþi	*alatjain	*alatjanþau	*alatjanþai	*alatjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*alastǭ	*alastēdį̄
2nd singular	*alastēz	*alastēdīz
3rd singular	*alastē	*alastēdī
1st dual	*alastēdū	*alastēdīw
2nd dual	*alastēdudiz	*alastēdīdiz
1st plural	*alastēdum	*alastēdīm
2nd plural	*alastēdud	*alastēdīd
3rd plural	*alastēdun	*alastēdīn
	present	past
participles	*alatjandz	*alatidaz

Related terms

• *aljaną
• *aljô
• *lanō

Descendants

• Old Norse: elta
  • Icelandic: elta
  • Faroese: elta
  • Norwegian: elte, elta
  • Old Swedish: ælta
    • Swedish: älta
  • Danish: ælte
  • → Middle English: elten
    • Scots: elt
    • English: elt