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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wātijan

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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 Proto-Germanic *wētijaną. Equivalent to *wāt (wet) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*wātijan

  1. to wet
  2. to make wet

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wātijan
1st sg. past *wātidā
Infinitive *wātijan
Genitive infin. *wātijannjas
Dative infin. *wātijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wātijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wātiju *wātidā
2nd singular *wātisi *wātidēs, *wātidōs
3rd singular *wātiþi *wātidē, *wātidā
1st plural *wātijum *wātidum
2nd plural *wātiþ *wātidud
3rd plural *wātijanþ *wātidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wātijē *wātidī
2nd singular *wātijēs *wātidī
3rd singular *wātijē *wātidī
1st plural *wātijēm *wātidīm
2nd plural *wātijēþ *wātidīd
3rd plural *wātijēn *wātidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wāti
Plural *wātiþ
Present Past
Participle *wātijandī *wātid

Derived terms

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  • *wātijōn
    • Old English: wǣtian
    • Old Frisian: *wētia

Descendants

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