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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hittijan

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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 *hittijaną.

Verb

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*hittijan

  1. To encounter; meet with; make contact; hit

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hittijan
1st sg. past *hittidā
Infinitive *hittijan
Genitive infin. *hittijannjas
Dative infin. *hittijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hittijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hittiju *hittidā
2nd singular *hittisi *hittidēs, *hittidōs
3rd singular *hittiþi *hittidē, *hittidā
1st plural *hittijum *hittidum
2nd plural *hittiþ *hittidud
3rd plural *hittijanþ *hittidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hittijē *hittidī
2nd singular *hittijēs *hittidī
3rd singular *hittijē *hittidī
1st plural *hittijēm *hittidīm
2nd plural *hittijēþ *hittidīd
3rd plural *hittijēn *hittidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hitti
Plural *hittiþ
Present Past
Participle *hittijandī *hittid

Descendants

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  • Old English: hittan (possibly from Old Norse instead)
  • Old Dutch: *hitten