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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haimijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haimijaną. Equivalent to *haim (“home”) + *-jan.
Verb
*haimijan
- to take home
- to have sex with, to copulate
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *haimijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *haimidā | |
| Infinitive | *haimijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *haimijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *haimijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *haimijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *haimiju | *haimidā |
| 2nd singular | *haimisi | *haimidēs, *haimidōs |
| 3rd singular | *haimiþi | *haimidē, *haimidā |
| 1st plural | *haimijum | *haimidum |
| 2nd plural | *haimiþ | *haimidud |
| 3rd plural | *haimijanþ | *haimidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *haimijē | *haimidī |
| 2nd singular | *haimijēs | *haimidī |
| 3rd singular | *haimijē | *haimidī |
| 1st plural | *haimijēm | *haimidīm |
| 2nd plural | *haimijēþ | *haimidīd |
| 3rd plural | *haimijēn | *haimidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *haimi | |
| Plural | *haimiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *haimijandī | *haimid |
Descendants
- Old English: hǣman
- Old High German: *haimen
- Middle High German: heimen