Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/langijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Equivalent to *lang (“long”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*langijan

to lengthen, make long

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*langijan
1st sg. past	*langidā
Infinitive	*langijan
Genitive infin.	*langijannjas
Dative infin.	*langijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*langijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*langiju	*langidā
2nd singular	*langisi	langidēs, langidōs
3rd singular	*langiþi	langidē, langidā
1st plural	*langijum	*langidum
2nd plural	*langiþ	*langidud
3rd plural	*langijanþ	*langidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*langijē	*langidī
2nd singular	*langijēs	*langidī
3rd singular	*langijē	*langidī
1st plural	*langijēm	*langidīm
2nd plural	*langijēþ	*langidīd
3rd plural	*langijēn	*langidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*langi
Plural	*langiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*langijandī	*langid

Descendants

Old English: lengan
- Middle English: lengen
  - English: linge
  - Scots: ling
Old Frisian: lendza
- West Frisian: linge
Old Saxon: *lengian
- Middle Low German: lengen
Old Dutch: *lengen
- Middle Dutch: lengen, lingen
  - Dutch: lengen
Old High German: lengen
- Middle High German: lengen
  - German: längen