Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrasprekan

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 *wiþra- +‎ *sprekan.

Verb

*wiþrasprekan

1. to speak against
2. to contradict

Inflection

Strong class 5
Infinitive	*wiþrasprekan
1st sg. past	*wiþrasprak
3rd pl. past	*wiþrasprākun
Past ptcple	*wiþrasprekan
Infinitive	*wiþrasprekan
Genitive infin.	*wiþrasprekannjas
Dative infin.	*wiþrasprekannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wiþrasprekannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wiþraspreku	*wiþrasprak
2nd singular	*wiþrasprikiʀi	*wiþrasprākī
3rd singular	*wiþrasprikidi	*wiþrasprak
1st plural	*wiþrasprekum	*wiþrasprākum
2nd plural	*wiþrasprikid	*wiþrasprākud
3rd plural	*wiþrasprekand	*wiþrasprākun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wiþrasprekē	*wiþrasprākī
2nd singular	*wiþrasprekēs	*wiþrasprākī
3rd singular	*wiþrasprekē	*wiþrasprākī
1st plural	*wiþrasprekēm	*wiþrasprākīm
2nd plural	*wiþrasprekēþ	*wiþrasprākīd
3rd plural	*wiþrasprekēn	*wiþrasprākīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wiþrasprik
Plural	*wiþrasprikid
	Present	Past
Participle	*wiþrasprekandī	*wiþrasprekan

Related terms

• *wiþisprekan

Descendants

• Old English: *wiþersprecan
  • ⇒ Old English: wiþersprecend
• Old Frisian: witherspreka
  • Saterland Frisian: wierspreeke, wíerspreeke
  • West Frisian: wjersprekke
• Old Saxon: *witharsprekan
  • Middle Low German: wedderspreken, weddersprēken
    • Low German: wederspreken, wedderspreken
• Old Dutch: *witharsprekan
  • Middle Dutch: wederspreken, weerspreken
    • Dutch: weerspreken
      • Afrikaans: weerspreek
• Old High German: widarsprehhan
  • Middle High German: widersprechen
    • German: widersprechen