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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/getan

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *getaną.

Verb

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*getan

  1. to get, to acquire

Inflection

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Strong class 5
Infinitive *getan
1st sg. past *gat
3rd pl. past *gātun
Past ptcple *getan
Infinitive *getan
Genitive infin. *getannjas
Dative infin. *getannjē
Instrum. infin. *getannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *getu *gat
2nd singular *gitiʀi *gātī
3rd singular *gitidi *gat
1st plural *getum *gātum
2nd plural *gitid *gātud
3rd plural *getand *gātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *getē *gātī
2nd singular *getēs *gātī
3rd singular *getē *gātī
1st plural *getēm *gātīm
2nd plural *getēþ *gātīd
3rd plural *getēn *gātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *git
Plural *gitid
Present Past
Participle *getandī *getan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: ġetan, ġietan
  • Old Frisian: *jeta
  • Old High German: gezan, gezzan