Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wahsijaną

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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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑx.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ug-s-é-ti, a schwebeablaut zero-grade s-extension from *h₂weg- (“to grow”).

Verb

*wahsijaną

  1. to grow
Inflection

The j-present was optional.

Conjugation of *wahsijaną (strong class 6 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wahsijō *wahsijaų — *wahsijai ?
2nd singular *wahsīsi *wahsijais *wahsī *wahsijasai *wahsijaisau
3rd singular *wahsīþi *wahsijai *wahsijaþau *wahsijaþai *wahsijaiþau
1st dual *wahsijōs *wahsijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wahsijaþiz *wahsijaiþiz *wahsijaþiz — —
1st plural *wahsijamaz *wahsijaim — *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
2nd plural *wahsīþ *wahsijaiþ *wahsīþ *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
3rd plural *wahsijanþi *wahsijain *wahsijanþau *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōhs *wōhsį̄
2nd singular *wōhst *wōhsīz
3rd singular *wōhs *wōhsī
1st dual *wōhsū *wōhsīw
2nd dual *wōhsudiz *wōhsīdiz
1st plural *wōhsum *wōhsīm
2nd plural *wōhsud *wōhsīd
3rd plural *wōhsun *wōhsīn
present past
participles *wahsijandz *wahsanaz
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From *wahsą (“wax”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*wahsijaną

  1. to wax, to cover with wax
Inflection
Conjugation of *wahsijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wahsijō *wahsijaų — *wahsijai ?
2nd singular *wahsīsi *wahsijais *wahsī *wahsijasai *wahsijaisau
3rd singular *wahsīþi *wahsijai *wahsijaþau *wahsijaþai *wahsijaiþau
1st dual *wahsijōs *wahsijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wahsijaþiz *wahsijaiþiz *wahsijaþiz — —
1st plural *wahsijamaz *wahsijaim — *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
2nd plural *wahsīþ *wahsijaiþ *wahsīþ *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
3rd plural *wahsijanþi *wahsijain *wahsijanþau *wahsijanþai *wahsijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wahsidǭ *wahsidēdį̄
2nd singular *wahsidēz *wahsidēdīz
3rd singular *wahsidē *wahsidēdī
1st dual *wahsidēdū *wahsidēdīw
2nd dual *wahsidēdudiz *wahsidēdīdiz
1st plural *wahsidēdum *wahsidēdīm
2nd plural *wahsidēdud *wahsidēdīd
3rd plural *wahsidēdun *wahsidēdīn
present past
participles *wahsijandz *wahsidaz
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wahs(j)an-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 566
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waxsjanan 2”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 439
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