Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/auþijan

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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 *auþijaną. Equivalent to *auþī (void, empty) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*auþijan

  1. to make empty, to desolate

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *auþijan
1st sg. past *auþidā
Infinitive *auþijan
Genitive infin. *auþijannjas
Dative infin. *auþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *auþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *auþiju *auþidā
2nd singular *auþisi *auþidēs, *auþidōs
3rd singular *auþiþi *auþidē, *auþidā
1st plural *auþijum *auþidum
2nd plural *auþiþ *auþidud
3rd plural *auþijanþ *auþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *auþijē *auþidī
2nd singular *auþijēs *auþidī
3rd singular *auþijē *auþidī
1st plural *auþijēm *auþidīm
2nd plural *auþijēþ *auþidīd
3rd plural *auþijēn *auþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *auþi
Plural *auþiþ
Present Past
Participle *auþijandī *auþid

Descendants

  • Old English: īeþan, ȳþan
  • Old High German: *ōden
    • Middle High German: öden
      • German: öden (chiefly in compounds)