Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forēsittjan

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 *forē- +‎ *sittjan (“to sit”).

Verb

*forēsittjan

1. to sit before
2. to preside over

Inflection

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive	*forēsittjan
1st sg. past	*forēsat
3rd pl. past	*forēsātun
Past ptcple	*forēsetan
Infinitive	*forēsittjan
Genitive infin.	*forēsittjannjas
Dative infin.	*forēsittjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*forēsittjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*forēsittju	*forēsat
2nd singular	*forēsitiʀi	*forēsātī
3rd singular	*forēsitidi	*forēsat
1st plural	*forēsittjum	*forēsātum
2nd plural	*forēsitid	*forēsātud
3rd plural	*forēsittjand	*forēsātun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*forēsittjē	*forēsātī
2nd singular	*forēsittjēs	*forēsātī
3rd singular	*forēsittjē	*forēsātī
1st plural	*forēsittjēm	*forēsātīm
2nd plural	*forēsittjēþ	*forēsātīd
3rd plural	*forēsittjēn	*forēsātīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*forēsiti
Plural	*forēsitid
	Present	Past
Participle	*forēsittjandī	*forēsetan

Descendants

• Old English: foresittan
• Old Saxon: *forasittian
  • Middle Low German: vȫrsitten
• Old Dutch: *forasitten
  • Middle Dutch: voresitten
    • Dutch: voorzitten
• Old High German: forasizzen
  • Middle High German: voresitzen
    • German: vorsitzen