Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną but it's unclear why the root final -d changed into a -t. In that case equivalent to *galdī (barren, fruitless, castrated) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*galtijan

  1. to geld, castrate

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *galtijan
1st sg. past *galtidā
Infinitive *galtijan
Genitive infin. *galtijannjas
Dative infin. *galtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *galtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *galtiju *galtidā
2nd singular *galtisi *galtidēs, *galtidōs
3rd singular *galtiþi *galtidē, *galtidā
1st plural *galtijum *galtidum
2nd plural *galtiþ *galtidud
3rd plural *galtijanþ *galtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *galtijē *galtidī
2nd singular *galtijēs *galtidī
3rd singular *galtijē *galtidī
1st plural *galtijēm *galtidīm
2nd plural *galtijēþ *galtidīd
3rd plural *galtijēn *galtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *galti
Plural *galtiþ
Present Past
Participle *galtijandī *galtid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *geltian
  • Old Dutch: *gelten
  • Old High German: *gelzen