Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spittjan

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *spit (spade) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*spittjan

  1. to dig with a spade

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *spittjan
1st sg. past *spittā
Infinitive *spittjan
Genitive infin. *spittjannjas
Dative infin. *spittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *spittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *spittju *spittā
2nd singular *spitisi *spittēs, *spittōs
3rd singular *spitiþi *spittē, *spittā
1st plural *spittjum *spittum
2nd plural *spitiþ *spittud
3rd plural *spittjanþ *spittun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *spittjē *spittī
2nd singular *spittjēs *spittī
3rd singular *spittjē *spittī
1st plural *spittjēm *spittīm
2nd plural *spittjēþ *spittīd
3rd plural *spittjēn *spittīn
Imperative Present
Singular *spiti
Plural *spitiþ
Present Past
Participle *spittjandī *spitt

Descendants