Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ambahtēn

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ambahtōn

Etymology

From *ambaht (“servant”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*ambahtēn

  1. to serve, minister

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *ambahtēn
1st sg. past *ambaht?dā
Infinitive *ambahtēn
Genitive infin. *ambahtēnijas
Dative infin. *ambahtēnijē
Instrum. infin. *ambahtēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ambahtē *ambaht?dā
2nd singular *ambahtēs *ambaht?dēs, *ambaht?dēs
3rd singular *ambahtēþ *ambaht?dē, *ambaht?dā
1st plural *ambahtēm *ambaht?dum
2nd plural *ambahtēþ *ambaht?dud
3rd plural *ambahtēnþ *ambaht?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ambahtē *ambaht?dī
2nd singular *ambahtēs *ambaht?dī
3rd singular *ambahtē *ambaht?dī
1st plural *ambahtēm *ambaht?dīm
2nd plural *ambahtēþ *ambaht?dīd
3rd plural *ambahtēn *ambaht?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ambahtē
Plural *ambahtēþ
Present Past
Participle *ambahtēndī *ambaht?d

Descendants

  • Old English: ambehtian, ambihtian
  • Old Saxon: *ambahtōn
  • Old High German: ambahtēn, ambahtōn
    • Middle High German: ambahten, ambehten, ambten
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