Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anstijaną

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 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 *anstiz (“favour, affection”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɑns.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*anstijaną[1]

  1. to ask, request
  2. to like, to appreciate
  3. to rejoice

Inflection

Conjugation of *anstijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *anstijō *anstijaų — *anstijai ?
2nd singular *anstīsi *anstijais *anstī *anstijasai *anstijaisau
3rd singular *anstīþi *anstijai *anstijaþau *anstijaþai *anstijaiþau
1st dual *anstijōs *anstijaiw — — —
2nd dual *anstijaþiz *anstijaiþiz *anstijaþiz — —
1st plural *anstijamaz *anstijaim — *anstijanþai *anstijainþau
2nd plural *anstīþ *anstijaiþ *anstīþ *anstijanþai *anstijainþau
3rd plural *anstijanþi *anstijain *anstijanþau *anstijanþai *anstijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *anstidǭ *anstidēdį̄
2nd singular *anstidēz *anstidēdīz
3rd singular *anstidē *anstidēdī
1st dual *anstidēdū *anstidēdīw
2nd dual *anstidēdudiz *anstidēdīdiz
1st plural *anstidēdum *anstidēdīm
2nd plural *anstidēdud *anstidēdīd
3rd plural *anstidēdun *anstidēdīn
present past
participles *anstijandz *anstidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *anstijan
    • Old English: ēstan, œ̄stan
    • Old High German: *ensten
  • Old Norse: æsta

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*anstjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 21
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