Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōmijaną

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

Alternative forms

• *nōmnijaną

Etymology

From earlier *nōmnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nōmijaną

1. To name; give a name to

Inflection

Conjugation of *nōmijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*nōmijō	*nōmijaų	—	*nōmijai	?
2nd singular	*nōmīsi	*nōmijais	*nōmī	*nōmijasai	*nōmijaisau
3rd singular	*nōmīþi	*nōmijai	*nōmijaþau	*nōmijaþai	*nōmijaiþau
1st dual	*nōmijōs	*nōmijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*nōmijaþiz	*nōmijaiþiz	*nōmijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*nōmijamaz	*nōmijaim	—	*nōmijanþai	*nōmijainþau
2nd plural	*nōmīþ	*nōmijaiþ	*nōmīþ	*nōmijanþai	*nōmijainþau
3rd plural	*nōmijanþi	*nōmijain	*nōmijanþau	*nōmijanþai	*nōmijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*nōmidǭ	*nōmidēdį̄
2nd singular	*nōmidēz	*nōmidēdīz
3rd singular	*nōmidē	*nōmidēdī
1st dual	*nōmidēdū	*nōmidēdīw
2nd dual	*nōmidēdudiz	*nōmidēdīdiz
1st plural	*nōmidēdum	*nōmidēdīm
2nd plural	*nōmidēdud	*nōmidēdīd
3rd plural	*nōmidēdun	*nōmidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*nōmijandz	*nōmidaz

Synonyms

• *namnijaną

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *nōmnian, *nōmian
  • Middle Low German: nômen
    • German Low German: nömen; benömen
• Old Dutch: *nuomen, *nōmen
  • Middle Dutch: nomen, noemen
    • Dutch: noemen
• Old High German: *nuomen
  • Middle High German: nuomen; benuomen, benüemen