Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaldijan

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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 *kald (cold) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*kaldijan

  1. to cool, make cold

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kaldijan
1st sg. past *kaldidā
Infinitive *kaldijan
Genitive infin. *kaldijannjas
Dative infin. *kaldijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kaldijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kaldiju *kaldidā
2nd singular *kaldisi *kaldidēs, *kaldidōs
3rd singular *kaldiþi *kaldidē, *kaldidā
1st plural *kaldijum *kaldidum
2nd plural *kaldiþ *kaldidud
3rd plural *kaldijanþ *kaldidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kaldijē *kaldidī
2nd singular *kaldijēs *kaldidī
3rd singular *kaldijē *kaldidī
1st plural *kaldijēm *kaldidīm
2nd plural *kaldijēþ *kaldidīd
3rd plural *kaldijēn *kaldidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kaldi
Plural *kaldiþ
Present Past
Participle *kaldijandī *kaldid

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: kelda
  • Old High German: *kelten