Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dihtōn

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

Borrowed from Latin dictō.

Verb

*dihtōn

  1. to compose
  2. to arrange, order

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *dihtōn
1st sg. past *dihtōdā
Infinitive *dihtōn
Genitive infin. *dihtōnijas
Dative infin. *dihtōnijē
Instrum. infin. *dihtōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dihtō *dihtōdā
2nd singular *dihtōs *dihtōdēs, *dihtōdōs
3rd singular *dihtōþ *dihtōdē, *dihtōdā
1st plural *dihtōm *dihtōdum
2nd plural *dihtōþ *dihtōdud
3rd plural *dihtōnþ *dihtōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dihtō *dihtōdī
2nd singular *dihtōs *dihtōdī
3rd singular *dihtō *dihtōdī
1st plural *dihtōm *dihtōdīm
2nd plural *dihtōþ *dihtōdīd
3rd plural *dihtōn *dihtōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dihtō
Plural *dihtōþ
Present Past
Participle *dihtōndī *dihtōd

Descendants

  • Old English: dihtian
    • Middle English: dighten, diten, dihten, disten, dithen
      • English: dight
      • Scots: dicht
      • Yola: dieeght
  • Old Frisian: *dichtia
    • Saterland Frisian: dichtje
    • West Frisian: dichtsje
  • Old Saxon: *dihtōn, dihton
  • Old Dutch: *dihton
  • Old High German: tihtōn, dihtōn
    • Middle High German: tihten, *dihten