Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strangijaną

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 *strangiz (“string”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*strangijaną

1. to fasten with a string, bind tight

Inflection

Conjugation of *strangijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*strangijō	*strangijaų	—	*strangijai	?
2nd singular	*strangīsi	*strangijais	*strangī	*strangijasai	*strangijaisau
3rd singular	*strangīþi	*strangijai	*strangijaþau	*strangijaþai	*strangijaiþau
1st dual	*strangijōs	*strangijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*strangijaþiz	*strangijaiþiz	*strangijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*strangijamaz	*strangijaim	—	*strangijanþai	*strangijainþau
2nd plural	*strangīþ	*strangijaiþ	*strangīþ	*strangijanþai	*strangijainþau
3rd plural	*strangijanþi	*strangijain	*strangijanþau	*strangijanþai	*strangijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*strangidǭ	*strangidēdį̄
2nd singular	*strangidēz	*strangidēdīz
3rd singular	*strangidē	*strangidēdī
1st dual	*strangidēdū	*strangidēdīw
2nd dual	*strangidēdudiz	*strangidēdīdiz
1st plural	*strangidēdum	*strangidēdīm
2nd plural	*strangidēdud	*strangidēdīd
3rd plural	*strangidēdun	*strangidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*strangijandz	*strangidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *strangijan
  • Old English: strengan
    • Middle English: strengen
      • English: string
  • Old Frisian: strenza
    • West Frisian: stringe, stringje
  • Old Saxon: *strengian
    • Middle Low German: strengen
  • Old Dutch: *strengen
    • Middle Dutch: strengen
      • Dutch: strengen
  • Old High German: strengen
    • Middle High German: strengen
      • German: strängen
• Old Norse: strengja
  • Icelandic: strengja
  • Old Swedish: strængia