Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jungijan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jungijaną. Equivalent to *jung (“young”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*jungijan

1. to make young
2. to revitalize

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*jungijan
1st sg. past	*jungidā
Infinitive	*jungijan
Genitive infin.	*jungijannjas
Dative infin.	*jungijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*jungijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*jungiju	*jungidā
2nd singular	*jungisi	*jungidēs, *jungidōs
3rd singular	*jungiþi	*jungidē, *jungidā
1st plural	*jungijum	*jungidum
2nd plural	*jungiþ	*jungidud
3rd plural	*jungijanþ	*jungidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*jungijē	*jungidī
2nd singular	*jungijēs	*jungidī
3rd singular	*jungijē	*jungidī
1st plural	*jungijēm	*jungidīm
2nd plural	*jungijēþ	*jungidīd
3rd plural	*jungijēn	*jungidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*jungi
Plural	*jungiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*jungijandī	*jungid

Related terms

• *jungēn

Descendants

• Old English: *ġinġan
  • Middle English: gingen (early)
• Old Saxon: *jungian
  • Middle Low German: jüngen
• Old High German: jungen
  • Middle High German: jüngen
    • ⇒ German: verjüngen