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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nistijan

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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 *nest (a nest) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*nistijan

  1. to nest, nestle

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *nistijan
1st sg. past *nistidā
Infinitive *nistijan
Genitive infin. *nistijannjas
Dative infin. *nistijannjē
Instrum. infin. *nistijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *nistiju *nistidā
2nd singular *nistisi *nistidēs, *nistidōs
3rd singular *nistiþi *nistidē, *nistidā
1st plural *nistijum *nistidum
2nd plural *nistiþ *nistidud
3rd plural *nistijanþ *nistidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *nistijē *nistidī
2nd singular *nistijēs *nistidī
3rd singular *nistijē *nistidī
1st plural *nistijēm *nistidīm
2nd plural *nistijēþ *nistidīd
3rd plural *nistijēn *nistidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *nisti
Plural *nistiþ
Present Past
Participle *nistijandī *nistid

Derived terms

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Descendants

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