Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiftijaną

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 earlier *skiptijaną, from yet earlier *skipatjaną, from a formation related to *skipōną (to arrange) + *-atjaną (verbal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskiɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skiftijaną

  1. to divide, part, share
  2. to put in order, organize, arrange

Inflection

Conjugation of *skiftijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skiftijō *skiftijaų *skiftijai ?
2nd singular *skiftīsi *skiftijais *skiftī *skiftijasai *skiftijaisau
3rd singular *skiftīþi *skiftijai *skiftijaþau *skiftijaþai *skiftijaiþau
1st dual *skiftijōs *skiftijaiw
2nd dual *skiftijaþiz *skiftijaiþiz *skiftijaþiz
1st plural *skiftijamaz *skiftijaim *skiftijanþai *skiftijainþau
2nd plural *skiftīþ *skiftijaiþ *skiftīþ *skiftijanþai *skiftijainþau
3rd plural *skiftijanþi *skiftijain *skiftijanþau *skiftijanþai *skiftijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skiftidǭ *skiftidēdį̄
2nd singular *skiftidēz *skiftidēdīz
3rd singular *skiftidē *skiftidēdī
1st dual *skiftidēdū *skiftidēdīw
2nd dual *skiftidēdudiz *skiftidēdīdiz
1st plural *skiftidēdum *skiftidēdīm
2nd plural *skiftidēdud *skiftidēdīd
3rd plural *skiftidēdun *skiftidēdīn
present past
participles *skiftijandz *skiftidaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*skiftjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 340