Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēdijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *wēdiz (“cloth, garment”) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēdijaną[1]

  1. to clothe
  2. to wear

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēdijō *wēdijaų — *wēdijai ?
2nd singular *wēdīsi *wēdijais *wēdī *wēdijasai *wēdijaisau
3rd singular *wēdīþi *wēdijai *wēdijaþau *wēdijaþai *wēdijaiþau
1st dual *wēdijōs *wēdijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wēdijaþiz *wēdijaiþiz *wēdijaþiz — —
1st plural *wēdijamaz *wēdijaim — *wēdijanþai *wēdijainþau
2nd plural *wēdīþ *wēdijaiþ *wēdīþ *wēdijanþai *wēdijainþau
3rd plural *wēdijanþi *wēdijain *wēdijanþau *wēdijanþai *wēdijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēdidǭ *wēdidēdį̄
2nd singular *wēdidēz *wēdidēdīz
3rd singular *wēdidē *wēdidēdī
1st dual *wēdidēdū *wēdidēdīw
2nd dual *wēdidēdudiz *wēdidēdīdiz
1st plural *wēdidēdum *wēdidēdīm
2nd plural *wēdidēdud *wēdidēdīd
3rd plural *wēdidēdun *wēdidēdīn
present past
participles *wēdijandz *wēdidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wādijan
    • Old English: wǣdan
    • Old Saxon: wādian
    • Old Dutch: wāden
    • Old High German: wāten
      • Middle High German: wæten
  • Old Norse: væða
    • Icelandic: væða

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wēðjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 460
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