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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saumijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *saumijaną. Equivalent to *saum (“a stitch, seam”) + *-jan.
Verb
*saumijan
- to sew, seam
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *saumijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *saumidā | |
| Infinitive | *saumijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *saumijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *saumijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *saumijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saumiju | *saumidā |
| 2nd singular | *saumisi | *saumidēs, *saumidōs |
| 3rd singular | *saumiþi | *saumidē, *saumidā |
| 1st plural | *saumijum | *saumidum |
| 2nd plural | *saumiþ | *saumidud |
| 3rd plural | *saumijanþ | *saumidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saumijē | *saumidī |
| 2nd singular | *saumijēs | *saumidī |
| 3rd singular | *saumijē | *saumidī |
| 1st plural | *saumijēm | *saumidīm |
| 2nd plural | *saumijēþ | *saumidīd |
| 3rd plural | *saumijēn | *saumidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *saumi | |
| Plural | *saumiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *saumijandī | *saumid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: sōmian
- Middle Low German: sȫmen
- Old Dutch: *sōmen
- Middle Dutch: sômen
- Dutch: zomen
- Middle Dutch: sômen
- Old High German: saumen
- Middle High German: säumen
- German: säumen
- Middle High German: säumen
Etymology 2
From *saum (“a load, burden; packsaddle”) + *-jan.
Verb
*saumijan
- to load, burden
- to mount a packsaddle
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *saumijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *saumidā | |
| Infinitive | *saumijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *saumijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *saumijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *saumijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saumiju | *saumidā |
| 2nd singular | *saumisi | *saumidēs, *saumidōs |
| 3rd singular | *saumiþi | *saumidē, *saumidā |
| 1st plural | *saumijum | *saumidum |
| 2nd plural | *saumiþ | *saumidud |
| 3rd plural | *saumijanþ | *saumidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saumijē | *saumidī |
| 2nd singular | *saumijēs | *saumidī |
| 3rd singular | *saumijē | *saumidī |
| 1st plural | *saumijēm | *saumidīm |
| 2nd plural | *saumijēþ | *saumidīd |
| 3rd plural | *saumijēn | *saumidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *saumi | |
| Plural | *saumiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *saumijandī | *saumid |
Derived terms
- *andasaumijan (“to take off a packsaddle”)
- Old Saxon: andsōmian
- Old High German: intsoumen
Descendants
- Old English: sīman, sȳman, sīeman, sēman, sǣman
- Middle English: semen, seme
- ⇒ Old English: ofersȳman, ofersīman (“to overload”)
- Middle English: ofersymen
- Old High German: *soumen
- Middle High German: soumen