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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stīfēn

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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 *stīf (rigid, stiff) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*stīfēn

  1. to become rigged, stiffen

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *stīfēn
1st sg. past *stīf?dā
Infinitive *stīfēn
Genitive infin. *stīfēnijas
Dative infin. *stīfēnijē
Instrum. infin. *stīfēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *stīfē *stīf?dā
2nd singular *stīfēs *stīf?dēs, *stīf?dēs
3rd singular *stīfēþ *stīf?dē, *stīf?dā
1st plural *stīfēm *stīf?dum
2nd plural *stīfēþ *stīf?dud
3rd plural *stīfēnþ *stīf?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *stīfē *stīf?dī
2nd singular *stīfēs *stīf?dī
3rd singular *stīfē *stīf?dī
1st plural *stīfēm *stīf?dīm
2nd plural *stīfēþ *stīf?dīd
3rd plural *stīfēn *stīf?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *stīfē
Plural *stīfēþ
Present Past
Participle *stīfēndī *stīf?d

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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