Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saumijan

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *saumijaną. Equivalent to *saum (a stitch, seam) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*saumijan

  1. to sew, seam
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *saumijan
1st sg. past *saumidā
Infinitive *saumijan
Genitive infin. *saumijannjas
Dative infin. *saumijannjē
Instrum. infin. *saumijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *saumiju *saumidā
2nd singular *saumisi *saumidēs, *saumidōs
3rd singular *saumiþi *saumidē, *saumidā
1st plural *saumijum *saumidum
2nd plural *saumiþ *saumidud
3rd plural *saumijanþ *saumidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *saumijē *saumidī
2nd singular *saumijēs *saumidī
3rd singular *saumijē *saumidī
1st plural *saumijēm *saumidīm
2nd plural *saumijēþ *saumidīd
3rd plural *saumijēn *saumidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *saumi
Plural *saumiþ
Present Past
Participle *saumijandī *saumid
Descendants
  • Old Saxon: sōmian
  • Old Dutch: *sōmen
  • Old High German: saumen

Etymology 2

From *saum (a load, burden; packsaddle) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*saumijan

  1. to load, burden
  2. to mount a packsaddle
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *saumijan
1st sg. past *saumidā
Infinitive *saumijan
Genitive infin. *saumijannjas
Dative infin. *saumijannjē
Instrum. infin. *saumijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *saumiju *saumidā
2nd singular *saumisi *saumidēs, *saumidōs
3rd singular *saumiþi *saumidē, *saumidā
1st plural *saumijum *saumidum
2nd plural *saumiþ *saumidud
3rd plural *saumijanþ *saumidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *saumijē *saumidī
2nd singular *saumijēs *saumidī
3rd singular *saumijē *saumidī
1st plural *saumijēm *saumidīm
2nd plural *saumijēþ *saumidīd
3rd plural *saumijēn *saumidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *saumi
Plural *saumiþ
Present Past
Participle *saumijandī *saumid
Derived terms
Descendants