Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haftijan

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 Proto-Germanic *haftijaną. Equivalent to *haft (“captive, bound”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*haftijan

1. to make bound; to bind, secure

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*haftijan
1st sg. past	*haftidā
Infinitive	*haftijan
Genitive infin.	*haftijannjas
Dative infin.	*haftijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*haftijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*haftiju	*haftidā
2nd singular	*haftisi	*haftidēs, *haftidōs
3rd singular	*haftiþi	*haftidē, *haftidā
1st plural	*haftijum	*haftidum
2nd plural	*haftiþ	*haftidud
3rd plural	*haftijanþ	*haftidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*haftijē	*haftidī
2nd singular	*haftijēs	*haftidī
3rd singular	*haftijē	*haftidī
1st plural	*haftijēm	*haftidīm
2nd plural	*haftijēþ	*haftidīd
3rd plural	*haftijēn	*haftidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hafti
Plural	*haftiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*haftijandī	*haftid

Descendants

• Old English: hæftan
• Old Frisian: hefta
• Old Saxon: heftian
• Old Dutch: *heften
  • Middle Dutch: hechten
    • Dutch: hechten
      • Afrikaans: heg
• Old High German: heften
  • Middle High German: heften
    • German: heften
    • Luxembourgish: heften