Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stihtōn
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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
Equivalent to *stiht (“step, track”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*stihtōn
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *stihtōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *stihtōdā | |
| Infinitive | *stihtōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *stihtōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *stihtōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *stihtōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *stihtō | *stihtōdā |
| 2nd singular | *stihtōs | *stihtōdēs, *stihtōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *stihtōþ | *stihtōdē, *stihtōdā |
| 1st plural | *stihtōm | *stihtōdum |
| 2nd plural | *stihtōþ | *stihtōdud |
| 3rd plural | *stihtōnþ | *stihtōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *stihtō | *stihtōdī |
| 2nd singular | *stihtōs | *stihtōdī |
| 3rd singular | *stihtō | *stihtōdī |
| 1st plural | *stihtōm | *stihtōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *stihtōþ | *stihtōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *stihtōn | *stihtōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *stihtō | |
| Plural | *stihtōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *stihtōndī | *stihtōd |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: stihtian
- Middle English: stighten (merged with the descendant of *stihtijan)
- English: stight
- Middle English: stighten (merged with the descendant of *stihtijan)
- Old Frisian: *stihtia
- West Frisian: stichtsje
- Old Saxon: *stihtōn
- Middle Low German: stichten (if not from *stihtijan instead)