Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hą̄han
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hanhaną.
Verb
*hą̄han[1]
- to hang
- (Christianity) to crucify
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
| Strong class 7c | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hą̄han | |
| 1st sg. past | heang | |
| 3rd pl. past | heangun | |
| Past ptcple | hangan | |
| Infinitive | hą̄han | |
| Genitive infin. | hą̄hannjas | |
| Dative infin. | hą̄hannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | hą̄hannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hą̄hu | heang |
| 2nd singular | hą̄hiʀi | heangī |
| 3rd singular | hą̄hidi | heang |
| 1st plural | hą̄hum | heangum |
| 2nd plural | hą̄hid | heangud |
| 3rd plural | hą̄hand | heangun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | hą̄hē | heangī |
| 2nd singular | hą̄hēs | heangī |
| 3rd singular | hą̄hē | heangī |
| 1st plural | hą̄hēm | heangīm |
| 2nd plural | hą̄hēþ | heangīd |
| 3rd plural | hą̄hēn | heangīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | hą̄h | |
| Plural | hą̄hid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | hą̄handī | hangan |
Descendants
- Old English: hōn
- Old Frisian: huā, hwā, (merger with hangia, hongia)
- Old Saxon: hāhan
- Old Dutch: *hān
- Old High German: hāhan
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 101: “PWGmc *hanhan”