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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhōną

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

Etymology

From *smēhaz (“small, little”) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛː.xɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smēhōną[1]

  1. to humiliate
  2. to despise

Inflection
Conjugation of *smēhōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smēhō*smēhǭ—*smēhōi ?
2nd singular *smēhōsi*smēhōs*smēhō*smēhōsai*smēhōsau
3rd singular *smēhōþi*smēhō*smēhōþau*smēhōþai*smēhōþau
1st dual *smēhōs*smēhōw———
2nd dual *smēhōþiz*smēhōþiz*smēhōþiz——
1st plural *smēhōmaz*smēhōm—*smēhōnþai*smēhōnþau
2nd plural *smēhōþ*smēhōþ*smēhōþ*smēhōnþai*smēhōnþau
3rd plural *smēhōnþi*smēhōn*smēhōnþau*smēhōnþai*smēhōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smēhōdǭ*smēhōdēdį̄
2nd singular *smēhōdēz*smēhōdēdīz
3rd singular *smēhōdē*smēhōdēdī
1st dual *smēhōdēdū*smēhōdēdīw
2nd dual *smēhōdēdudiz*smēhōdēdīdiz
1st plural *smēhōdēdum*smēhōdēdīm
2nd plural *smēhōdēdud*smēhōdēdīd
3rd plural *smēhōdēdun*smēhōdēdīn
present past
participles *smēhōndz*smēhōdaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *smāhōn
    • Old Frisian: smāia
      • West Frisian: smaadzje
    • Old Dutch: *smāon
    • Old High German: *smāhon
      • Middle High German: smāhen
  • Old Norse: smá
    • Icelandic: smá
    • Faroese: smáa

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*smēxōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 354
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