Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spanjaną

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology 1

From *spananą +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*spanjaną[1]

  1. to attract, allure
Inflection
Conjugation of *spanjaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spanjō *spanjaų — *spanjai ?
2nd singular *spanisi *spanjais *spani *spanjasai *spanjaisau
3rd singular *spaniþi *spanjai *spanjaþau *spanjaþai *spanjaiþau
1st dual *spanjōs *spanjaiw — — —
2nd dual *spanjaþiz *spanjaiþiz *spanjaþiz — —
1st plural *spanjamaz *spanjaim — *spanjanþai *spanjainþau
2nd plural *spaniþ *spanjaiþ *spaniþ *spanjanþai *spanjainþau
3rd plural *spanjanþi *spanjain *spanjanþau *spanjanþai *spanjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spanidǭ *spanidēdį̄
2nd singular *spanidēz *spanidēdīz
3rd singular *spanidē *spanidēdī
1st dual *spanidēdū *spanidēdīw
2nd dual *spanidēdudiz *spanidēdīdiz
1st plural *spanidēdum *spanidēdīm
2nd plural *spanidēdud *spanidēdīd
3rd plural *spanidēdun *spanidēdīn
present past
participles *spanjandz *spanidaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *spannjan
  • Old Norse: spenja

Etymology 2

From *spanō (“nipple”) +‎ *-janą.

Alternative forms

Verb

*spanjaną

  1. to wean
Inflection
Conjugation of *spanjaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spanjō *spanjaų — *spanjai ?
2nd singular *spanisi *spanjais *spani *spanjasai *spanjaisau
3rd singular *spaniþi *spanjai *spanjaþau *spanjaþai *spanjaiþau
1st dual *spanjōs *spanjaiw — — —
2nd dual *spanjaþiz *spanjaiþiz *spanjaþiz — —
1st plural *spanjamaz *spanjaim — *spanjanþai *spanjainþau
2nd plural *spaniþ *spanjaiþ *spaniþ *spanjanþai *spanjainþau
3rd plural *spanjanþi *spanjain *spanjanþau *spanjanþai *spanjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spanidǭ *spanidēdį̄
2nd singular *spanidēz *spanidēdīz
3rd singular *spanidē *spanidēdī
1st dual *spanidēdū *spanidēdīw
2nd dual *spanidēdudiz *spanidēdīdiz
1st plural *spanidēdum *spanidēdīm
2nd plural *spanidēdud *spanidēdīd
3rd plural *spanidēdun *spanidēdīn
present past
participles *spanjandz *spanidaz
Descendants

Note: Some descendants show interference with related verbs *spanōną, *spenōną, and *spunōną.

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spanjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 362
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