Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/andawurdijan
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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 Proto-Germanic *andawurdijaną. Equivalent to *anda- + *wurdijan.
Verb
*andawurdijan
- to answer
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *andawurdijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *andawurdidā | |
| Infinitive | *andawurdijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *andawurdijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *andawurdijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *andawurdijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *andawurdiju | *andawurdidā |
| 2nd singular | *andawurdisi | *andawurdidēs, *andawurdidōs |
| 3rd singular | *andawurdiþi | *andawurdidē, *andawurdidā |
| 1st plural | *andawurdijum | *andawurdidum |
| 2nd plural | *andawurdiþ | *andawurdidud |
| 3rd plural | *andawurdijanþ | *andawurdidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *andawurdijē | *andawurdidī |
| 2nd singular | *andawurdijēs | *andawurdidī |
| 3rd singular | *andawurdijē | *andawurdidī |
| 1st plural | *andawurdijēm | *andawurdidīm |
| 2nd plural | *andawurdijēþ | *andawurdidīd |
| 3rd plural | *andawurdijēn | *andawurdidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *andawurdi | |
| Plural | *andawurdiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *andawurdijandī | *andawurdid |
Descendants
- Old English: andwirdan, andwyrdan; andweardian (< andiwerdōn)
- Middle English: andwurden
- Old Frisian: *antwerda, *antwerdia (< andiwerdōn?)
- Saterland Frisian: oantwoudje
- West Frisian: antwurdzje
- Old Saxon: andwurdian, andwordian, andwordan
- Old Dutch: antworden
- Middle Dutch: antworden
- Dutch: antwoorden
- Limburgish: antjwäörje
- Middle Dutch: antworden
- Old High German: antwurten