Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lunjaną

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 *lunaz (“ransom”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlun.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lunjaną^[1]

to save, to deliver, to release

Inflection

Conjugation of *lunjaną (weak class 1)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*lunjō	*lunjaų	—	*lunjai	?
2nd singular	*lunisi	*lunjais	*luni	*lunjasai	*lunjaisau
3rd singular	*luniþi	*lunjai	*lunjaþau	*lunjaþai	*lunjaiþau
1st dual	*lunjōs	*lunjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*lunjaþiz	*lunjaiþiz	*lunjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*lunjamaz	*lunjaim	—	*lunjanþai	*lunjainþau
2nd plural	*luniþ	*lunjaiþ	*luniþ	*lunjanþai	*lunjainþau
3rd plural	*lunjanþi	*lunjain	*lunjanþau	*lunjanþai	*lunjainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*lunidǭ	*lunidēdį̄
2nd singular	*lunidēz	*lunidēdīz
3rd singular	*lunidē	*lunidēdī
1st dual	*lunidēdū	*lunidēdīw
2nd dual	*lunidēdudiz	*lunidēdīdiz
1st plural	*lunidēdum	*lunidēdīm
2nd plural	*lunidēdud	*lunidēdīd
3rd plural	*lunidēdun	*lunidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*lunjandz	*lunidaz

Descendants

⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *uzlunnjan
- Old English: alynnan
⇒ Gothic: *𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*uslunjan)
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (usluneins)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*lunjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 251

[Orel-1] Vladimir Orel (2003), “*lunjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 251

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