Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ganeman

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ganemaną. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *neman.

Verb[edit]

*ganeman

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

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 4
Infinitive *ganeman
1st sg. past *ganam
3rd pl. past *ganāmun
Past ptcple *ganuman
Infinitive *ganeman
Genitive infin. *ganemannjas
Dative infin. *ganemannjē
Instrum. infin. *ganemannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ganemu *ganam
2nd singular *ganimiʀi *ganāmī
3rd singular *ganimidi *ganam
1st plural *ganemum *ganāmum
2nd plural *ganimid *ganāmud
3rd plural *ganemand *ganāmun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ganemē *ganāmī
2nd singular *ganemēs *ganāmī
3rd singular *ganemē *ganāmī
1st plural *ganemēm *ganāmīm
2nd plural *ganemēþ *ganāmīd
3rd plural *ganemēn *ganāmīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ganim
Plural *ganimid
Present Past
Participle *ganemandī *ganuman

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ġeniman
  • Old Saxon: giniman
  • Old Dutch: *gineman
  • Old High German: gineman