Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nattjan

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *natjaną. Equivalent to *nat (“wet”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*nattjan

1. to wet, make wet

   Synonym: *wātijan

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*nattjan
1st sg. past	*nattā
Infinitive	*nattjan
Genitive infin.	*nattjannjas
Dative infin.	*nattjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*nattjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*nattju	*nattā
2nd singular	*natisi	*nattēs, *nattōs
3rd singular	*natiþi	*nattē, *nattā
1st plural	*nattjum	*nattum
2nd plural	*natiþ	*nattud
3rd plural	*nattjanþ	*nattun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*nattjē	*nattī
2nd singular	*nattjēs	*nattī
3rd singular	*nattjē	*nattī
1st plural	*nattjēm	*nattīm
2nd plural	*nattjēþ	*nattīd
3rd plural	*nattjēn	*nattīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*nati
Plural	*natiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*nattjandī	*natt

Descendants

• Old English: *nettan
  • ⇒? Middle English: netting (possibly from Middle Low German nette (“wetness, urine”), nattinge (“wetness”))
    • English: netting (“urine”)
• Old Saxon: *nettian
  • Middle Low German: netten, natten
    • German Low German: natten, nattjen
• Old Dutch: *netten
  • Middle Dutch: netten, natten
    • Dutch: netten
• Old High German: nezzen
  • Middle High German: netzen
    • German: netzen (archaic); benetzen, nässen
    • Luxembourgish: netzen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *natjaną. Equivalent to *nati (“net”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*nattjan

1. to use a net
2. to catch with a net

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*nattjan
1st sg. past	*nattā
Infinitive	*nattjan
Genitive infin.	*nattjannjas
Dative infin.	*nattjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*nattjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*nattju	*nattā
2nd singular	*natisi	*nattēs, *nattōs
3rd singular	*natiþi	*nattē, *nattā
1st plural	*nattjum	*nattum
2nd plural	*natiþ	*nattud
3rd plural	*nattjanþ	*nattun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*nattjē	*nattī
2nd singular	*nattjēs	*nattī
3rd singular	*nattjē	*nattī
1st plural	*nattjēm	*nattīm
2nd plural	*nattjēþ	*nattīd
3rd plural	*nattjēn	*nattīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*nati
Plural	*natiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*nattjandī	*natt

Descendants

• Old High German: *nezzen
  • Middle High German: netzen
  • ⇒ Old High German: benezzen