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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smāhēn

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 *smāhī (“small, little”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*smāhēn

  1. to be lacking, fall short
  2. to be disappointing

Inflection
Class 3 weak
Infinitive *smāhēn
1st sg. past *smāh?dā
Infinitive *smāhēn
Genitive infin. *smāhēnijas
Dative infin. *smāhēnijē
Instrum. infin. *smāhēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smāhē *smāh?dā
2nd singular *smāhēs *smāh?dēs, *smāh?dēs
3rd singular *smāhēþ *smāh?dē, *smāh?dā
1st plural *smāhēm *smāh?dum
2nd plural *smāhēþ *smāh?dud
3rd plural *smāhēnþ *smāh?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smāhē *smāh?dī
2nd singular *smāhēs *smāh?dī
3rd singular *smāhē *smāh?dī
1st plural *smāhēm *smāh?dīm
2nd plural *smāhēþ *smāh?dīd
3rd plural *smāhēn *smāh?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smāhē
Plural *smāhēþ
Present Past
Participle *smāhēndī *smāh?d

Descendants
  • Old Dutch: *smāon
    • Middle Dutch: smâen
  • Old High German: smāhēn
    • Middle High German: smāhen
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