Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skaunijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From *skaunī +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skaunijan

to make beautiful
to make shining

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*skaunijan
1st sg. past	*skaunidā
Infinitive	*skaunijan
Genitive infin.	*skaunijannjas
Dative infin.	*skaunijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*skaunijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*skauniju	*skaunidā
2nd singular	*skaunisi	skaunidēs, skaunidōs
3rd singular	*skauniþi	skaunidē, skaunidā
1st plural	*skaunijum	*skaunidum
2nd plural	*skauniþ	*skaunidud
3rd plural	*skaunijanþ	*skaunidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*skaunijē	*skaunidī
2nd singular	*skaunijēs	*skaunidī
3rd singular	*skaunijē	*skaunidī
1st plural	*skaunijēm	*skaunidīm
2nd plural	*skaunijēþ	*skaunidīd
3rd plural	*skaunijēn	*skaunidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*skauni
Plural	*skauniþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*skaunijandī	*skaunid

Related terms

*skaunōn

Descendants

Old Saxon: *skōnian
- Middle Low German: schȫnen
Old Dutch: *skōnen (and/or from *skaunōn)
- Middle Dutch: schônen
  - Dutch: schonen
Old High German: skōnen
- Middle High German: schœnen
  - German: schönen