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 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 *wīdaz (“wide”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wīdijaną

  1. to widen

Inflection

Conjugation of *wīdijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīdijō *wīdijaų — *wīdijai ?
2nd singular *wīdīsi *wīdijais *wīdī *wīdijasai *wīdijaisau
3rd singular *wīdīþi *wīdijai *wīdijaþau *wīdijaþai *wīdijaiþau
1st dual *wīdijōs *wīdijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wīdijaþiz *wīdijaiþiz *wīdijaþiz — —
1st plural *wīdijamaz *wīdijaim — *wīdijanþai *wīdijainþau
2nd plural *wīdīþ *wīdijaiþ *wīdīþ *wīdijanþai *wīdijainþau
3rd plural *wīdijanþi *wīdijain *wīdijanþau *wīdijanþai *wīdijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīdidǭ *wīdidēdį̄
2nd singular *wīdidēz *wīdidēdīz
3rd singular *wīdidē *wīdidēdī
1st dual *wīdidēdū *wīdidēdīw
2nd dual *wīdidēdudiz *wīdidēdīdiz
1st plural *wīdidēdum *wīdidēdīm
2nd plural *wīdidēdud *wīdidēdīd
3rd plural *wīdidēdun *wīdidēdīn
present past
participles *wīdijandz *wīdidaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wīdjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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