Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wītan

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 *wītaną.

Verb

*wītan

  1. to accuse, to blame

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *wītan
1st sg. past *wait
3rd pl. past *witun
Past ptcple *witan
Infinitive *wītan
Genitive infin. *wītannjas
Dative infin. *wītannjē
Instrum. infin. *wītannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wītu *wait
2nd singular *wītiʀi *witī
3rd singular *wītidi *wait
1st plural *wītum *witum
2nd plural *wītid *witud
3rd plural *wītand *witun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wītē *witī
2nd singular *wītēs *witī
3rd singular *wītē *witī
1st plural *wītēm *witīm
2nd plural *wītēþ *witīd
3rd plural *wītēn *witīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wīt
Plural *wītid
Present Past
Participle *wītandī *witan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wītan
  • Old Frisian: wīta
    • Saterland Frisian: wiete
  • Old Saxon: wītan
  • Old Dutch: wītan
  • Old High German: wīzan, wīzzan
  • Old French: *guider, guier (also possibly from Gothic)