Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klenan

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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 *klinaną (to glue, stick, spread, smear), with the verb re-analysed as a Class 5 strong verb. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (to glue, stick).

Verb[edit]

*klenan

  1. to stick, glue
  2. to smear

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 5
Infinitive *klenan
1st sg. past *klan
3rd pl. past *klānun
Past ptcple *klenan
Infinitive *klenan
Genitive infin. *klenannjas
Dative infin. *klenannjē
Instrum. infin. *klenannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *klenu *klan
2nd singular *kliniʀi *klānī
3rd singular *klinidi *klan
1st plural *klenum *klānum
2nd plural *klinid *klānud
3rd plural *klenand *klānun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *klenē *klānī
2nd singular *klenēs *klānī
3rd singular *klenē *klānī
1st plural *klenēm *klānīm
2nd plural *klenēþ *klānīd
3rd plural *klenēn *klānīn
Imperative Present
Singular *klin
Plural *klinid
Present Past
Participle *klenandī *klenan

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *klenan
    • Old Saxon: biklenan (to spread, stain)
  • Old High German: klenan