< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dammijan
 | 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
From Proto-Germanic *dammijaną. Equivalent to *damm + *-jan.
Verb
*dammijan
- (transitive) to dam
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dammijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *dammidā | |
| Infinitive | *dammijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *dammijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *dammijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dammijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dammiju | *dammidā |
| 2nd singular | *dammisi | *dammidēs, *dammidōs |
| 3rd singular | *dammiþi | *dammidē, *dammidā |
| 1st plural | *dammijum | *dammidum |
| 2nd plural | *dammiþ | *dammidud |
| 3rd plural | *dammijanþ | *dammidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dammijē | *dammidī |
| 2nd singular | *dammijēs | *dammidī |
| 3rd singular | *dammijē | *dammidī |
| 1st plural | *dammijēm | *dammidīm |
| 2nd plural | *dammijēþ | *dammidīd |
| 3rd plural | *dammijēn | *dammidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dammi | |
| Plural | *dammiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dammijandī | *dammid |
Derived terms
- *fradammijan
Descendants
- Old English: *demman
- Middle English: demmen, dammen
- English: dam
- Early Scots: dem, daime
- Scots: dem, daim
- ⇒ Old English: fordemman
- Middle English: demmen, dammen
- Old Frisian: demma, damma
- Old Saxon: *demmian
- Middle Low German: demmen, dammen
- German Low German: dämmen, dammen
- Middle Low German: demmen, dammen
- Old Dutch: *demmen, *dammon
- Middle Dutch: *demmen, dammen
- Dutch: dammen
- Middle Dutch: *demmen, dammen
- Old High German: *temmen
- ⇒ Old High German: bitemmen
- Middle High German: temmen
- German: dämmen