Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gasittjan

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 *gasitjaną. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *sittjan (“to sit”).

Verb

*gasittjan

to sit down, take a seat

Inflection

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive	*gasittjan
1st sg. past	*gasat
3rd pl. past	*gasātun
Past ptcple	*gasetan
Infinitive	*gasittjan
Genitive infin.	*gasittjannjas
Dative infin.	*gasittjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*gasittjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gasittju	*gasat
2nd singular	*gasitiʀi	*gasātī
3rd singular	*gasitidi	*gasat
1st plural	*gasittjum	*gasātum
2nd plural	*gasitid	*gasātud
3rd plural	*gasittjand	*gasātun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gasittjē	*gasātī
2nd singular	*gasittjēs	*gasātī
3rd singular	*gasittjē	*gasātī
1st plural	*gasittjēm	*gasātīm
2nd plural	*gasittjēþ	*gasātīd
3rd plural	*gasittjēn	*gasātīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gasiti
Plural	*gasitid
	Present	Past
Participle	*gasittjandī	*gasetan

Descendants

Old English: gesittan
- Middle English: isitten
Old Saxon: gisittian
Old Dutch: gisitten
- Middle Dutch: gesitten
  - Dutch: gezitten (obsolete)
Old High German: gisizzen
- Middle High German: gesitzen
  - German: gesitzen (archaic)