Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/temaną

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

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to put together”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέμω (démō, “to build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*temaną

1. to fit

Inflection

Conjugation of *temaną (strong class 4)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*temō	*temaų	—	*temai	?
2nd singular	*timizi	*temaiz	*tem	*temazai	*temaizau
3rd singular	*timidi	*temai	*temadau	*temadai	*temaidau
1st dual	*temōz	*temaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*temadiz	*temaidiz	*temadiz	—	—
1st plural	*temamaz	*temaim	—	*temandai	*temaindau
2nd plural	*timid	*temaid	*timid	*temandai	*temaindau
3rd plural	*temandi	*temain	*temandau	*temandai	*temaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*tam	*tēmį̄
2nd singular	*tamt	*tēmīz
3rd singular	*tam	*tēmī
1st dual	*tēmū	*tēmīw
2nd dual	*tēmudiz	*tēmīdiz
1st plural	*tēmum	*tēmīm
2nd plural	*tēmud	*tēmīd
3rd plural	*tēmun	*tēmīn
	present	past
participles	*temandz	*tumanaz

Derived terms

• *tēmiz
• *tumþiz

Descendants

• Old English: *teman; (temian); *tēme, *tȳme (in luftȳme, wiþertȳme)
  • Middle English: temen; *betemen
    • English: teem; beteem
• Old Frisian: tima; timia
  • Saterland Frisian: täämelk
  • West Frisian: tiemje; betame, betamje
• Old Saxon: teman
  • Middle Low German: temen; tēmelik, tâmelik
    • Low German: temen, tamen
• Old Dutch: teman
  • Middle Dutch: tēmen
• Old High German: zeman; gizeman
  • Middle High German: zëmen; gezëmen
    • German: ziemen; geziemen; ziemlich
• Gothic: 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (timan)