Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-attjan

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 *-atjaną.

Suffix

*-attjan

  1. Creates verbs from nouns and adjectives, similar to -ise.
  2. Creates intensive verbs from other verbs.

Inflection

Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *-attjan
1st sg. past *-attā
Infinitive *-attjan
Genitive infin. *-attjannjas
Dative infin. *-attjannjē
Instrum. infin. *-attjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *-attju *-attā
2nd singular *-atisi *-attēs, *-attōs
3rd singular *-atiþi *-attē, *-attā
1st plural *-attjum *-attum
2nd plural *-atiþ *-attud
3rd plural *-attjanþ *-attun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *-attjē *-attī
2nd singular *-attjēs *-attī
3rd singular *-attjē *-attī
1st plural *-attjēm *-attīm
2nd plural *-attjēþ *-attīd
3rd plural *-attjēn *-attīn
Imperative Present
Singular *-ati
Plural *-atiþ
Present Past
Participle *-attjandī *-att

Synonyms

  • *-ittjan
  • *-uttjan

Derived terms

  • *-ati ~ *-attj-

Descendants

  • Old English: -ettan, -etan, -tan
    • Middle English: thouten (to address as 'thou'), yeten (to address as 'ye') (likely), grunten (from Old English grunnettan), spouten
  • Old High German: -azzen, -ezzen