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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laihnijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną, equivalent to *laihn (“loan”) + *-jan.
Verb
*laihnijan
- to loan, lend
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *laihnijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *laihnidā | |
| Infinitive | *laihnijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *laihnijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *laihnijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *laihnijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laihniju | *laihnidā |
| 2nd singular | *laihnisi | *laihnidēs, *laihnidōs |
| 3rd singular | *laihniþi | *laihnidē, *laihnidā |
| 1st plural | *laihnijum | *laihnidum |
| 2nd plural | *laihniþ | *laihnidud |
| 3rd plural | *laihnijanþ | *laihnidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laihnijē | *laihnidī |
| 2nd singular | *laihnijēs | *laihnidī |
| 3rd singular | *laihnijē | *laihnidī |
| 1st plural | *laihnijēm | *laihnidīm |
| 2nd plural | *laihnijēþ | *laihnidīd |
| 3rd plural | *laihnijēn | *laihnidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *laihni | |
| Plural | *laihniþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *laihnijandī | *laihnid |
Related terms
- *laihnōn
Descendants
- Old English: lǣnan
- Middle English: lænen, lenen
- English: len, lend
- Scots: len, lend
- Middle English: lænen, lenen
- Old Frisian: lēna
- Saterland Frisian: leene, leende
- West Frisian: liene
- Old Dutch: *lēnen (or from *laihnōną)
- Middle Dutch: lênen
- Dutch: lenen
- Limburgish: lieëne
- Middle Dutch: lênen
- Old High German: *lēhennen
- ⇒ Old High German: antlēhennen