Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ganemaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *nemaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈne.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ganemaną

  1. to take along with, take up
  2. to retain
  3. to learn

Inflection

Conjugation of *ganemaną (strong class 4)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ganemō *ganemaų *ganemai ?
2nd singular *ganimizi *ganemaiz *ganem *ganemazai *ganemaizau
3rd singular *ganimidi *ganemai *ganemadau *ganemadai *ganemaidau
1st dual *ganemōz *ganemaiw
2nd dual *ganemadiz *ganemaidiz *ganemadiz
1st plural *ganemamaz *ganemaim *ganemandai *ganemaindau
2nd plural *ganimid *ganemaid *ganimid *ganemandai *ganemaindau
3rd plural *ganemandi *ganemain *ganemandau *ganemandai *ganemaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ganam *ganēmį̄
2nd singular *ganamt *ganēmīz
3rd singular *ganam *ganēmī
1st dual *ganēmū *ganēmīw
2nd dual *ganēmudiz *ganēmīdiz
1st plural *ganēmum *ganēmīm
2nd plural *ganēmud *ganēmīd
3rd plural *ganēmun *ganēmīn
present past
participles *ganemandz *ganumanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ganeman
    • Old English: ġeniman
    • Old Saxon: giniman
    • Old Dutch: *gineman
    • Old High German: gineman
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (ganiman)