Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwaddjan

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 *kwadjaną.

Verb

*kwaddjan

  1. to greet

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kwaddjan
1st sg. past *kwaddā
Infinitive *kwaddjan
Genitive infin. *kwaddjannjas
Dative infin. *kwaddjannjē
Instrum. infin. *kwaddjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kwaddju *kwaddā
2nd singular *kwadisi *kwaddēs, *kwaddōs
3rd singular *kwadiþi *kwaddē, *kwaddā
1st plural *kwaddjum *kwaddum
2nd plural *kwadiþ *kwaddud
3rd plural *kwaddjanþ *kwaddun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kwaddjē *kwaddī
2nd singular *kwaddjēs *kwaddī
3rd singular *kwaddjē *kwaddī
1st plural *kwaddjēm *kwaddīm
2nd plural *kwaddjēþ *kwaddīd
3rd plural *kwaddjēn *kwaddīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kwadi
Plural *kwadiþ
Present Past
Participle *kwaddjandī *kwadd

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: queddian
  • Old Dutch: quedden
    • Middle Dutch: quedden
      • Dutch: kwedden
  • Old High German: quetten
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