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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwātan

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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 *hwētaną.

Verb

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*hwātan

  1. to attack, assault

Inflection

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Strong class 7d
Infinitive *hwātan
1st sg. past *hwēt
3rd pl. past *hwētun
Past ptcple *hwātan
Infinitive *hwātan
Genitive infin. *hwātannjas
Dative infin. *hwātannjē
Instrum. infin. *hwātannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hwātu *hwēt
2nd singular *hwātiʀi *hwētī
3rd singular *hwātidi *hwēt
1st plural *hwātum *hwētum
2nd plural *hwātid *hwētud
3rd plural *hwātand *hwētun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hwātē *hwētī
2nd singular *hwātēs *hwētī
3rd singular *hwātē *hwētī
1st plural *hwātēm *hwētīm
2nd plural *hwātēþ *hwētīd
3rd plural *hwātēn *hwētīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hwāt
Plural *hwātid
Present Past
Participle *hwātandī *hwātan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: *hwǣtan
  • Old High German: wāzan