Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīsijan

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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 Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

Verb

*wīsijan

  1. to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wīsijan
1st sg. past *wīsidā
Infinitive *wīsijan
Genitive infin. *wīsijannjas
Dative infin. *wīsijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wīsijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wīsiju *wīsidā
2nd singular *wīsisi *wīsidēs, *wīsidōs
3rd singular *wīsiþi *wīsidē, *wīsidā
1st plural *wīsijum *wīsidum
2nd plural *wīsiþ *wīsidud
3rd plural *wīsijanþ *wīsidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wīsijē *wīsidī
2nd singular *wīsijēs *wīsidī
3rd singular *wīsijē *wīsidī
1st plural *wīsijēm *wīsidīm
2nd plural *wīsijēþ *wīsidīd
3rd plural *wīsijēn *wīsidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wīsi
Plural *wīsiþ
Present Past
Participle *wīsijandī *wīsid

Descendants

  • (Old English: wīsian)
  • Old Frisian: wīsa
    • North Frisian: wise (Föhr)
    • Saterland Frisian: wiese
    • West Frisian: wize
  • Old Saxon: wīsian
  • Old Dutch: wīsen