Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōstijan
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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 *wōstī (“uninhabited, desolate, waste”) + *-jan.
Verb
*wōstijan
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wōstijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wōstidā | |
| Infinitive | *wōstijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wōstijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wōstijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wōstijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wōstiju | *wōstidā |
| 2nd singular | *wōstisi | *wōstidēs, *wōstidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wōstiþi | *wōstidē, *wōstidā |
| 1st plural | *wōstijum | *wōstidum |
| 2nd plural | *wōstiþ | *wōstidud |
| 3rd plural | *wōstijanþ | *wōstidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wōstijē | *wōstidī |
| 2nd singular | *wōstijēs | *wōstidī |
| 3rd singular | *wōstijē | *wōstidī |
| 1st plural | *wōstijēm | *wōstidīm |
| 2nd plural | *wōstijēþ | *wōstidīd |
| 3rd plural | *wōstijēn | *wōstidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wōsti | |
| Plural | *wōstiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wōstijandī | *wōstid |
Descendants
- Old English: wēstan, wœ̄stan
- Middle English: westen
- Old Saxon: wōstian
- Middle Low German: wôsten, wȫsten
- ⇒ Middle Low German: vorwôsten, vorwȫsten, vörwȫsten, vorwûsten
- Low German: verwöösten, verwüsten
- → Saterland Frisian: ferwöistje
- → West Frisian: ferwoastje
- ⇒ West Frisian: ferwoastgje
- ⇒ Middle Low German: vorwôsten, vorwȫsten, vörwȫsten, vorwûsten
- Middle Low German: wôsten, wȫsten
- Old Dutch: *wuosten
- Middle Dutch: woesten
- ⇒? Dutch: verwoesten
- Middle Dutch: woesten
- Old High German: wuostjan, wuastjan, wuosten, wuasten
- → Old French: waster, guaster, gastir, gaster