Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀhaitijan
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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 *uʀhait (“challenge”) + *-jan.
Verb
*uʀhaitijan
- to challenge
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *uʀhaitijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *uʀhaitidā | |
| Infinitive | *uʀhaitijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *uʀhaitijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *uʀhaitijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *uʀhaitijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *uʀhaitiju | *uʀhaitidā |
| 2nd singular | *uʀhaitisi | *uʀhaitidēs, *uʀhaitidōs |
| 3rd singular | *uʀhaitiþi | *uʀhaitidē, *uʀhaitidā |
| 1st plural | *uʀhaitijum | *uʀhaitidum |
| 2nd plural | *uʀhaitiþ | *uʀhaitidud |
| 3rd plural | *uʀhaitijanþ | *uʀhaitidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *uʀhaitijē | *uʀhaitidī |
| 2nd singular | *uʀhaitijēs | *uʀhaitidī |
| 3rd singular | *uʀhaitijē | *uʀhaitidī |
| 1st plural | *uʀhaitijēm | *uʀhaitidīm |
| 2nd plural | *uʀhaitijēþ | *uʀhaitidīd |
| 3rd plural | *uʀhaitijēn | *uʀhaitidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *uʀhaiti | |
| Plural | *uʀhaitiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *uʀhaitijandī | *uʀhaitid |
Reconstruction notes
The verb was stressed on the first syllable due to being derived from a prefixed noun.