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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/angwijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *angwijaną. Equivalent to *angī (“narrow”) + *-jan.
Verb
*angwijan[1]
- to make narrow
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *angwijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *angwidā | |
| Infinitive | *angwijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *angwijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *angwijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *angwijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *angwiju | *angwidā |
| 2nd singular | *angwisi | *angwidēs, *angwidōs |
| 3rd singular | *angwiþi | *angwidē, *angwidā |
| 1st plural | *angwijum | *angwidum |
| 2nd plural | *angwiþ | *angwidud |
| 3rd plural | *angwijanþ | *angwidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *angwijē | *angwidī |
| 2nd singular | *angwijēs | *angwidī |
| 3rd singular | *angwijē | *angwidī |
| 1st plural | *angwijēm | *angwidīm |
| 2nd plural | *angwijēþ | *angwidīd |
| 3rd plural | *angwijēn | *angwidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *angwi | |
| Plural | *angwiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *angwijandī | *angwid |
Descendants
- Old English: engan
- Old Saxon: *engian
- Middle Low German: engen
- Old Dutch: *engen
- Middle Dutch: engen
- Dutch: engen
- Middle Dutch: engen
- Old High German: engen
- Middle High German: engen
- German: engen
- Middle High German: engen
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*angwu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 28: “angwjan-”