Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spannaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally a strong verb of the seventh class, the long -n- comes from an earlier form *spanwaną-. Ultimately an ablautive form from the same source as *spinnaną (“to spin”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*spannaną[2]

  1. to stretch, span

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *spannaną (strong class 7c)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spannō *spannaų — *spannai ?
2nd singular *spannizi *spannaiz *spann *spannazai *spannaizau
3rd singular *spannidi *spannai *spannadau *spannadai *spannaidau
1st dual *spannōz *spannaiw — — —
2nd dual *spannadiz *spannaidiz *spannadiz — —
1st plural *spannamaz *spannaim — *spannandai *spannaindau
2nd plural *spannid *spannaid *spannid *spannandai *spannaindau
3rd plural *spannandi *spannain *spannandau *spannandai *spannaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spespann *spespannį̄
2nd singular *spespannt *spespannīz
3rd singular *spespann *spespannī
1st dual *spespannū *spespannīw
2nd dual *spespannudiz *spespannīdiz
1st plural *spespannum *spespannīm
2nd plural *spespannud *spespannīd
3rd plural *spespannun *spespannīn
present past
participles *spannandz *spannanaz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “spannen1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spannan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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