Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ubarsittjan

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 *ubar- +‎ *sittjan.

Verb

*ubarsittjan

1. to sit over, sit upon
2. to occupy, possess
3. to abstain from, fail, neglect

Inflection

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive	*ubarsittjan
1st sg. past	*ubarsat
3rd pl. past	*ubarsātun
Past ptcple	*ubarsetan
Infinitive	*ubarsittjan
Genitive infin.	*ubarsittjannjas
Dative infin.	*ubarsittjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*ubarsittjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*ubarsittju	*ubarsat
2nd singular	*ubarsitiʀi	*ubarsātī
3rd singular	*ubarsitidi	*ubarsat
1st plural	*ubarsittjum	*ubarsātum
2nd plural	*ubarsitid	*ubarsātud
3rd plural	*ubarsittjand	*ubarsātun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*ubarsittjē	*ubarsātī
2nd singular	*ubarsittjēs	*ubarsātī
3rd singular	*ubarsittjē	*ubarsātī
1st plural	*ubarsittjēm	*ubarsātīm
2nd plural	*ubarsittjēþ	*ubarsātīd
3rd plural	*ubarsittjēn	*ubarsātīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*ubarsiti
Plural	*ubarsitid
	Present	Past
Participle	*ubarsittjandī	*ubarsetan

Related terms

• *ubarsattjan

Descendants

• Old English: ofersittan
  • Middle English: oversitten
    • English: oversit
• Old Saxon: *ovarsittian
  • Middle Low German: ōversitten, ȫversitten
    • → Danish: oversidde
• Old Dutch: *ovarsitten
  • Middle Dutch: oversitten
    • Dutch: overzitten
• Old High German: *ubarsizzen
  • Middle High German: übersitzen
    • German: übersitzen