Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/armāną

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 *armaz (“poor”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.mɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*armāną^[1]

to pity

Inflection

Conjugation of *armāną (weak class 3)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*armō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*armaisi	?	*armai	*armāsai	?
3rd singular	*armaiþi	?	*armāþau	*armāþai	?
1st dual	*armōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*armāþiz	?	*armāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*armāmaz	?	—	*armānþai	?
2nd plural	*armaiþ	?	*armaiþ	*armānþai	?
3rd plural	*armānþi	?	*armānþau	*armānþai	?

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*armadǭ	*armadēdį̄
2nd singular	*armadēz	*armadēdīz
3rd singular	*armadē	*armadēdī
1st dual	*armadēdū	*armadēdīw
2nd dual	*armadēdudiz	*armadēdīdiz
1st plural	*armadēdum	*armadēdīm
2nd plural	*armadēdud	*armadēdīd
3rd plural	*armadēdun	*armadēdīn

	present	past
participles	*armāndz	*armadaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *armēn
- Old English: earmian
- Old Saxon: armōn
  - Middle Low German: armen
- Old Dutch: *armon
  - Middle Dutch: armen
- Old High German: armēn
  - Middle High German: armen
Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽 (arman)
Vandalic: *arman

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*armēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 24

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*armēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 24

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