Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/giftijan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *giftijaną. Equivalent to *gifti (“gift”) + *-jan.
Verb
[edit]*giftijan
- (transitive, +accusative) to gift, give (something)
- (transitive, +dative) to give a gift to
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *giftijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *giftidā | |
| Infinitive | *giftijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *giftijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *giftijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *giftijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *giftiju | *giftidā |
| 2nd singular | *giftisi | *giftidēs, *giftidōs |
| 3rd singular | *giftiþi | *giftidē, *giftidā |
| 1st plural | *giftijum | *giftidum |
| 2nd plural | *giftiþ | *giftidud |
| 3rd plural | *giftijanþ | *giftidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *giftijē | *giftidī |
| 2nd singular | *giftijēs | *giftidī |
| 3rd singular | *giftijē | *giftidī |
| 1st plural | *giftijēm | *giftidīm |
| 2nd plural | *giftijēþ | *giftidīd |
| 3rd plural | *giftijēn | *giftidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gifti | |
| Plural | *giftiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *giftijandī | *giftid |
Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰebʰ-
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-jan (denominative)
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic verbs
- gmw-pro:Giving
- Proto-West Germanic transitive verbs
- Proto-West Germanic class 1 weak verbs