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 (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: *smāion
    • Old High German: *smāhon
      • Middle High German: smāhen
  • Old Norse: smá
    • Icelandic: smá
    • Faroese: smáa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*smēxōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 354