Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiskijaną

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 *wiskaz (bundle of hay/straw, wisp) +‎ *-janą. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

*wiskijaną

  1. to sweep
  2. to sweep away, to clean
  3. to erase

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wiskijō *wiskijaų *wiskijai ?
2nd singular *wiskīsi *wiskijais *wiskī *wiskijasai *wiskijaisau
3rd singular *wiskīþi *wiskijai *wiskijaþau *wiskijaþai *wiskijaiþau
1st dual *wiskijōs *wiskijaiw
2nd dual *wiskijaþiz *wiskijaiþiz *wiskijaþiz
1st plural *wiskijamaz *wiskijaim *wiskijanþai *wiskijainþau
2nd plural *wiskīþ *wiskijaiþ *wiskīþ *wiskijanþai *wiskijainþau
3rd plural *wiskijanþi *wiskijain *wiskijanþau *wiskijanþai *wiskijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wiskidǭ *wiskidēdį̄
2nd singular *wiskidēz *wiskidēdīz
3rd singular *wiskidē *wiskidēdī
1st dual *wiskidēdū *wiskidēdīw
2nd dual *wiskidēdudiz *wiskidēdīdiz
1st plural *wiskidēdum *wiskidēdīm
2nd plural *wiskidēdud *wiskidēdīd
3rd plural *wiskidēdun *wiskidēdīn
present past
participles *wiskijandz *wiskidaz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *wiskian
  • Old Dutch: *wisken
  • Old High German: wisken
  • Old Norse: *viska (or possibly the descendants are loaned from West Germanic)
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *pühkidäk