Reconstruction:Old Dutch/kiesan

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keusan.

Verb

*kiesan

1. to choose

Inflection

Conjugation of *kiesan (strong class 2 irregular, Verner alternation)

infinitive	*kiesan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	*kieso, *kieson	*cōs
2nd person singular	*kiusis, *kiusist	*curi, *curis
3rd person singular	*kiusit	*cōs
1st person plural	*kieson	*curun
2nd person plural	*kieset	*curut
3rd person plural	*kiesont	*curun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	*kiese	*curi
2nd person singular	*kieses, *kiesest	*curi, *curis
3rd person singular	*kiese	*curi
1st person plural	*kiesen	*curin
2nd person plural	*kieset	*curit
3rd person plural	*kiesen	*curin
imperative	present
singular	*kies, *kius
plural	*kieset
participle	present	past
	*kiesandi	*coran, *gicoran

Derived terms

• farkiesan
• gikiesan
• witherkiesan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: kiesen
  • Dutch: kiezen
    • Afrikaans: kies