Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/undarsittjan

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 *undar- (“under, between”) +‎ *sittjan (“to sit”).

Verb

*undarsittjan

  1. to sit under, beneath
  2. to be subject, subordinate
  3. to sit between

Inflection

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive *undarsittjan
1st sg. past *undarsat
3rd pl. past *undarsātun
Past ptcple *undarsetan
Infinitive *undarsittjan
Genitive infin. *undarsittjannjas
Dative infin. *undarsittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *undarsittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *undarsittju *undarsat
2nd singular *undarsitiʀi *undarsātī
3rd singular *undarsitidi *undarsat
1st plural *undarsittjum *undarsātum
2nd plural *undarsitid *undarsātud
3rd plural *undarsittjand *undarsātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *undarsittjē *undarsātī
2nd singular *undarsittjēs *undarsātī
3rd singular *undarsittjē *undarsātī
1st plural *undarsittjēm *undarsātīm
2nd plural *undarsittjēþ *undarsātīd
3rd plural *undarsittjēn *undarsātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *undarsiti
Plural *undarsitid
Present Past
Participle *undarsittjandī *undarsetan

Descendants

  • Old English: undersittan
  • Old Frisian: undersitta
  • Old Dutch: *forasitten
    • Middle Dutch: voresitten
      • Dutch: onderzitten
  • Old High German: untarsizzen
    • Middle High German: undersitzen
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