Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jihtijan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From *jihti (“gout”) + *-jan.
Verb
*jihtijan
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
- 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
- Middle Dutch: jichten, jechten, gichten (forms with g- due to addition of prefix gi-)
- Old High German: jihten, *gihten (forms with g- due to addition of prefix gi-)
- Middle High German: gihten
- German: gichten
- Middle High German: gihten