Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/splītan

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 *splītaną.

Verb

*splītan

to split

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*splītan
1st sg. past	*splait
3rd pl. past	*splitun
Past ptcple	*splitan
Infinitive	*splītan
Genitive infin.	*splītannjas
Dative infin.	*splītannjē
Instrum. infin.	*splītannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*splītu	*splait
2nd singular	*splītiʀi	*splitī
3rd singular	*splītidi	*splait
1st plural	*splītum	*splitum
2nd plural	*splītid	*splitud
3rd plural	*splītand	*splitun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*splītē	*splitī
2nd singular	*splītēs	*splitī
3rd singular	*splītē	*splitī
1st plural	*splītēm	*splitīm
2nd plural	*splītēþ	*splitīd
3rd plural	*splītēn	*splitīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*splīt
Plural	*splītid
	Present	Past
Participle	*splītandī	*splitan

Descendants

Old Frisian: splīta
- Saterland Frisian: spliete
- West Frisian: splite
Old Saxon: *splītan
- Middle Low German: splîten
  - Low German: splieten
Old Dutch: splītan
- Middle Dutch: spliten
  - Dutch: splijten
    - Afrikaans: splyt
  - →? English: split
  - Limburgish: spliete
Old High German: splīzan
- Middle High German: splīzen
  - German: spleißen