Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stainijan

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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 *stainijaną, equivalent to *stain (stone) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*stainijan

  1. to stone, pelt with stones

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *stainijan
1st sg. past *stainidā
Infinitive *stainijan
Genitive infin. *stainijannjas
Dative infin. *stainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *stainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *stainiju *stainidā
2nd singular *stainisi *stainidēs, *stainidōs
3rd singular *stainiþi *stainidē, *stainidā
1st plural *stainijum *stainidum
2nd plural *stainiþ *stainidud
3rd plural *stainijanþ *stainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *stainijē *stainidī
2nd singular *stainijēs *stainidī
3rd singular *stainijē *stainidī
1st plural *stainijēm *stainidīm
2nd plural *stainijēþ *stainidīd
3rd plural *stainijēn *stainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *staini
Plural *stainiþ
Present Past
Participle *stainijandī *stainid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: stǣnan
  • Old Saxon: *stēnian
  • Old Dutch: stēnen
  • Old High German: steinen