Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/traddjōn

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 *tradjōną.

Verb

*traddjōn

  1. to tread, trample

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *traddjōn
1st sg. past *traddjōdā
Infinitive *traddjōn
Genitive infin. *traddjōnijas
Dative infin. *traddjōnijē
Instrum. infin. *traddjōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *traddjō *traddjōdā
2nd singular *traddjōs *traddjōdēs, *traddjōdōs
3rd singular *traddjōþ *traddjōdē, *traddjōdā
1st plural *traddjōm *traddjōdum
2nd plural *traddjōþ *traddjōdud
3rd plural *traddjōnþ *traddjōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *traddjō *traddjōdī
2nd singular *traddjōs *traddjōdī
3rd singular *traddjō *traddjōdī
1st plural *traddjōm *traddjōdīm
2nd plural *traddjōþ *traddjōdīd
3rd plural *traddjōn *traddjōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *traddjō
Plural *traddjōþ
Present Past
Participle *traddjōndī *traddjōd
  • *traddjan
  • *tredan
  • *trodōn
  • *truddjōn (?)
    • >? Old English: tryddian

Descendants

Note: Descendants of this verb eventually merged with descendants of Proto-West Germanic *traddjan.

  • Old English: treddian
    • Middle English: tredden
  • Old Saxon: *treddiōn
    • Middle Low German: tredden
  • Old Dutch: *treddon
    • Middle Dutch: tredden
  • Old High German: trettōn