Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līhwaną
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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 Proto-Indo-European *léykʷt, from *leykʷ- (“to leave behind”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to lend
Inflection
Note: Voiced Verner alternant gw becomes w, but g next to u.
| active voice | passive voice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| 1st singular | *līhwō | *līhwaų | — | *līhwai | ? | |
| 2nd singular | *līhwizi | *līhwaiz | *līhw | *līhwazai | *līhwaizau | |
| 3rd singular | *līhwidi | *līhwai | *līhwadau | *līhwadai | *līhwaidau | |
| 1st dual | *līhwōz | *līhwaiw | — | — | — | |
| 2nd dual | *līhwadiz | *līhwaidiz | *līhwadiz | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *līhwamaz | *līhwaim | — | *līhwandai | *līhwaindau | |
| 2nd plural | *līhwid | *līhwaid | *līhwid | *līhwandai | *līhwaindau | |
| 3rd plural | *līhwandi | *līhwain | *līhwandau | *līhwandai | *līhwaindau | |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| 1st singular | *laihw | *liwį̄ | ||||
| 2nd singular | *laiht | *liwīz | ||||
| 3rd singular | *laihw | *liwī | ||||
| 1st dual | *ligū | *liwīw | ||||
| 2nd dual | *ligudiz | *liwīdiz | ||||
| 1st plural | *ligum | *liwīm | ||||
| 2nd plural | *ligud | *liwīd | ||||
| 3rd plural | *ligun | *liwīn | ||||
| present | past | |||||
| participles | *līhwandz | *liwanaz | ||||