Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jihtijan

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 1

From *jihti (gout) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*jihtijan

  1. to suffer from gout
  2. to suffer from paralysis


Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *jihtijan
1st sg. past *jihtidā
Infinitive *jihtijan
Genitive infin. *jihtijannjas
Dative infin. *jihtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *jihtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *jihtiju *jihtidā
2nd singular *jihtisi *jihtidēs, *jihtidōs
3rd singular *jihtiþi *jihtidē, *jihtidā
1st plural *jihtijum *jihtidum
2nd plural *jihtiþ *jihtidud
3rd plural *jihtijanþ *jihtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *jihtijē *jihtidī
2nd singular *jihtijēs *jihtidī
3rd singular *jihtijē *jihtidī
1st plural *jihtijēm *jihtidīm
2nd plural *jihtijēþ *jihtidīd
3rd plural *jihtijēn *jihtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *jihti
Plural *jihtiþ
Present Past
Participle *jihtijandī *jihtid
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old Dutch: *jichten
    • Middle Dutch: jichten, jechten, gichten, gechten
  • Old High German: *gihten
    • Middle High German: gihten
    • Old High German: firgihten
      • Middle High German: vergihtet

Etymology 2

Derived from *jihti (statement, confession) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*jihtijan

  1. to confess
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *jihtijan
1st sg. past *jihtidā
Infinitive *jihtijan
Genitive infin. *jihtijannjas
Dative infin. *jihtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *jihtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *jihtiju *jihtidā
2nd singular *jihtisi *jihtidēs, *jihtidōs
3rd singular *jihtiþi *jihtidē, *jihtidā
1st plural *jihtijum *jihtidum
2nd plural *jihtiþ *jihtidud
3rd plural *jihtijanþ *jihtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *jihtijē *jihtidī
2nd singular *jihtijēs *jihtidī
3rd singular *jihtijē *jihtidī
1st plural *jihtijēm *jihtidīm
2nd plural *jihtijēþ *jihtidīd
3rd plural *jihtijēn *jihtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *jihti
Plural *jihtiþ
Present Past
Participle *jihtijandī *jihtid
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old Frisian: jechta
    • West Frisian: jechtsje (changed into a class 2 weak verb)
  • Old Saxon: *jihtian, *gihtian (forms with g- due to addition of prefix gi-)
    • Middle Low German: gichten, gjechten
  • Old Dutch: *jihten, *gihten (forms with g- due to addition of prefix gi-)
    • Middle Dutch: jichten, jechten, gichten (forms with g- due to addition of prefix gi-)
      • Dutch: gichten
  • Old High German: jihten, *gihten (forms with g- due to addition of prefix gi-)
    • Middle High German: gihten
      • German: gichten