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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaumijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną. Equivalent to *gaum + *-jan.
Verb
*gaumijan[1]
- to observe
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gaumijan | |
| Infinitive | *gaumijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gaumijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gaumijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gaumijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gaumiju | *gaumidā |
| 2nd singular | *gaumisi | *gaumidēs, *gaumidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gaumiþi | *gaumidē, *gaumidā |
| 1st plural | *gaumijum | *gaumidum |
| 2nd plural | *gaumiþ | *gaumidud |
| 3rd plural | *gaumijanþ | *gaumidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gaumijē | *gaumidī |
| 2nd singular | *gaumijēs | *gaumidī |
| 3rd singular | *gaumijē | *gaumidī |
| 1st plural | *gaumijēm | *gaumidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gaumijēþ | *gaumidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gaumijēn | *gaumidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gaumi | |
| Plural | *gaumiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gaumijandī | *gaumid |
Descendants
- Old English: ġīeman, ġīman, ġȳman
- Middle English: ȝemen, yemen
- Old Saxon: gōmian
- Middle Low German: gômen, gȫmen
- Old High German: goumen
- Middle High German: goumen
- Alemannic German: gaume
- Middle High German: goumen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157: “PWGmc *gaumijan”