Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nestōn

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 *nest (“nest”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*nestōn

1. to nest

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*nestōn
1st sg. past	*nestōdā
Infinitive	*nestōn
Genitive infin.	*nestōnijas
Dative infin.	*nestōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*nestōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*nestō	*nestōdā
2nd singular	*nestōs	*nestōdēs, *nestōdōs
3rd singular	*nestōþ	*nestōdē, *nestōdā
1st plural	*nestōm	*nestōdum
2nd plural	*nestōþ	*nestōdud
3rd plural	*nestōnþ	*nestōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*nestō	*nestōdī
2nd singular	*nestōs	*nestōdī
3rd singular	*nestō	*nestōdī
1st plural	*nestōm	*nestōdīm
2nd plural	*nestōþ	*nestōdīd
3rd plural	*nestōn	*nestōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*nestō
Plural	*nestōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*nestōndī	*nestōd

Related terms

• *nistijan
• *nistilōn

Descendants

• Old English: nistian, *nestian
  • Middle English: nesten
    • English: nest
    • Scots: nest
• Old Dutch: *niston, *neston
  • Middle Dutch: *nesten
    • Dutch: nesten
• Old High German: nistōn
  • Middle High German: nisten
    • German: nisten