Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaldijan

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 *kald (“cold”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*kaldijan

1. to cool, make cold

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*kaldijan
1st sg. past	*kaldidā
Infinitive	*kaldijan
Genitive infin.	*kaldijannjas
Dative infin.	*kaldijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*kaldijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*kaldiju	*kaldidā
2nd singular	*kaldisi	*kaldidēs, *kaldidōs
3rd singular	*kaldiþi	*kaldidē, *kaldidā
1st plural	*kaldijum	*kaldidum
2nd plural	*kaldiþ	*kaldidud
3rd plural	*kaldijanþ	*kaldidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*kaldijē	*kaldidī
2nd singular	*kaldijēs	*kaldidī
3rd singular	*kaldijē	*kaldidī
1st plural	*kaldijēm	*kaldidīm
2nd plural	*kaldijēþ	*kaldidīd
3rd plural	*kaldijēn	*kaldidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kaldi
Plural	*kaldiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*kaldijandī	*kaldid

Related terms

• *kaldēn

Descendants

• Old Frisian: kelda
• Old High German: *kelten
  • Middle High German: kelten
    • ⇒ Middle High German: erkelten
      • German: erkälten