Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waitijan

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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 *waitijaną.

Verb

*waitijan

  1. to cause to know, show

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *waitijan
1st sg. past *waitidā
Infinitive *waitijan
Genitive infin. *waitijannjas
Dative infin. *waitijannjē
Instrum. infin. *waitijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *waitiju *waitidā
2nd singular *waitisi *waitidēs, *waitidōs
3rd singular *waitiþi *waitidē, *waitidā
1st plural *waitijum *waitidum
2nd plural *waitiþ *waitidud
3rd plural *waitijanþ *waitidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *waitijē *waitidī
2nd singular *waitijēs *waitidī
3rd singular *waitijē *waitidī
1st plural *waitijēm *waitidīm
2nd plural *waitijēþ *waitidīd
3rd plural *waitijēn *waitidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *waiti
Plural *waitiþ
Present Past
Participle *waitijandī *waitid

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: wēta (to claim, testify)
  • Old High German: weizen (to show, prove)