Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/splittōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *splidnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *splītaną (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsplit.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*splittōną

1. to split

Inflection

Conjugation of *splittōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*splittō	*splittǭ	—	*splittōi	?
2nd singular	*splittōsi	*splittōs	*splittō	*splittōsai	*splittōsau
3rd singular	*splittōþi	*splittō	*splittōþau	*splittōþai	*splittōþau
1st dual	*splittōs	*splittōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*splittōþiz	*splittōþiz	*splittōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*splittōmaz	*splittōm	—	*splittōnþai	*splittōnþau
2nd plural	*splittōþ	*splittōþ	*splittōþ	*splittōnþai	*splittōnþau
3rd plural	*splittōnþi	*splittōn	*splittōnþau	*splittōnþai	*splittōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*splittōdǭ	*splittōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*splittōdēz	*splittōdēdīz
3rd singular	*splittōdē	*splittōdēdī
1st dual	*splittōdēdū	*splittōdēdīw
2nd dual	*splittōdēdudiz	*splittōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*splittōdēdum	*splittōdēdīm
2nd plural	*splittōdēdud	*splittōdēdīd
3rd plural	*splittōdēdun	*splittōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*splittōndz	*splittōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *splittōn
  • Old Frisian: *splittia
    • West Frisian: splitte, splisse
  • Old Saxon: *splittōn
    • Middle Low German: splitten
      • Low German: splitten
  • Old Dutch: *splitton
    • Middle Dutch: splitten, spletten, splissen
      • Dutch: splitten, splitsen
      • → English: split, splice
        • → German: splitten