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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dōmijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną. Equivalent to *dōm (“judgement”) + *-jan.
Verb
*dōmijan[1]
- to judge, to deem
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dōmijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *dōmidā | |
| Infinitive | *dōmijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *dōmijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *dōmijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dōmijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dōmiju | *dōmidā |
| 2nd singular | *dōmisi | *dōmidēs, *dōmidōs |
| 3rd singular | *dōmiþi | *dōmidē, *dōmidā |
| 1st plural | *dōmijum | *dōmidum |
| 2nd plural | *dōmiþ | *dōmidud |
| 3rd plural | *dōmijanþ | *dōmidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dōmijē | *dōmidī |
| 2nd singular | *dōmijēs | *dōmidī |
| 3rd singular | *dōmijē | *dōmidī |
| 1st plural | *dōmijēm | *dōmidīm |
| 2nd plural | *dōmijēþ | *dōmidīd |
| 3rd plural | *dōmijēn | *dōmidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dōmi | |
| Plural | *dōmiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dōmijandī | *dōmid |
Descendants
- Old English: dēman, dœ̄man
- Middle English: demen
- English: deem
- Scots: deme
- Middle English: demen
- Old Frisian: dēma
- North Frisian: dema
- Old Saxon: dōmian
- Middle Low German: dōmen
- Old Dutch: duomen
- Middle Dutch: doemen
- Old High German: tuomjan, tuommen, tuomen
- Middle High German: tüemen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 108: “PWGmc *dōmijan”