Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niþersittjan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *niþer- (“down, downwards”) + *sittjan (“to sit”).
Verb
[edit]*niþersittjan
- to sit down
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 5 j-present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *niþersittjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *niþersat | |
| 3rd pl. past | *niþersātun | |
| Past ptcple | *niþersetan | |
| Infinitive | *niþersittjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *niþersittjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *niþersittjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *niþersittjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *niþersittju | *niþersat |
| 2nd singular | *niþersitiʀi | *niþersātī |
| 3rd singular | *niþersitidi | *niþersat |
| 1st plural | *niþersittjum | *niþersātum |
| 2nd plural | *niþersitid | *niþersātud |
| 3rd plural | *niþersittjand | *niþersātun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *niþersittjē | *niþersātī |
| 2nd singular | *niþersittjēs | *niþersātī |
| 3rd singular | *niþersittjē | *niþersātī |
| 1st plural | *niþersittjēm | *niþersātīm |
| 2nd plural | *niþersittjēþ | *niþersātīd |
| 3rd plural | *niþersittjēn | *niþersātīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *niþersiti | |
| Plural | *niþersitid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *niþersittjandī | *niþersetan |
Descendants
[edit]- Old Saxon: *nitharsittian
- Middle Low German: nēdersitten, neddersitten
- Old Dutch: *nithersitten
- Middle Dutch: nedersitten
- Dutch: nederzitten (archaic), neerzitten
- Middle Dutch: nedersitten
- Old High German: nidarsizzen
- Middle High German: nidersitzen, nideresitzen
- German: niedersitzen (archaic)
- Middle High German: nidersitzen, nideresitzen