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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamainijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gamainijaną. Equivalent to *gamainī (“common”) + *-jan.
Verb
*gamainijan
- to share, to make public
- to participate
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *gamainidā | |
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gamainijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gamainijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gamainijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainiju | *gamainidā |
| 2nd singular | *gamainisi | *gamainidēs, *gamainidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gamainiþi | *gamainidē, *gamainidā |
| 1st plural | *gamainijum | *gamainidum |
| 2nd plural | *gamainiþ | *gamainidud |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijanþ | *gamainidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 2nd singular | *gamainijēs | *gamainidī |
| 3rd singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 1st plural | *gamainijēm | *gamainidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gamainijēþ | *gamainidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijēn | *gamainidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gamaini | |
| Plural | *gamainiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gamainijandī | *gamainid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: gimēnian
- Middle Low German: gemēnen
- Old Dutch: gimeinen, *gimēnen
- Middle Dutch: gemeinen, gemênen
- Old High German: *gimeinen
- Middle High German: gemeinen
Etymology 2
Dervied from *ga- + *mainijan (“to intend”).
Verb
*gamainijan
- to intend
- to announce
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *gamainidā | |
| Infinitive | *gamainijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gamainijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gamainijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gamainijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainiju | *gamainidā |
| 2nd singular | *gamainisi | *gamainidēs, *gamainidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gamainiþi | *gamainidē, *gamainidā |
| 1st plural | *gamainijum | *gamainidum |
| 2nd plural | *gamainiþ | *gamainidud |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijanþ | *gamainidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 2nd singular | *gamainijēs | *gamainidī |
| 3rd singular | *gamainijē | *gamainidī |
| 1st plural | *gamainijēm | *gamainidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gamainijēþ | *gamainidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gamainijēn | *gamainidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gamaini | |
| Plural | *gamainiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gamainijandī | *gamainid |
Descendants
- Old English: gemǣnan
- Old Saxon: gimēnian
- Old Dutch: *gimeinen, *gimēnen
- Middle Dutch: gemeinen, gemênen
- Dutch: gemenen (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: gemeinen, gemênen
- Old High German: gimeinen
- Middle High German: gemeinen