Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrītan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.
Verb
[edit]*wrītan
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wrītan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wrait | |
| 3rd pl. past | *writun | |
| Past ptcple | *writan | |
| Infinitive | *wrītan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wrītannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wrītannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wrītannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wrītu | *wrait |
| 2nd singular | *wrītiʀi | *writī |
| 3rd singular | *wrītidi | *wrait |
| 1st plural | *wrītum | *writum |
| 2nd plural | *wrītid | *writud |
| 3rd plural | *wrītand | *writun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wrītē | *writī |
| 2nd singular | *wrītēs | *writī |
| 3rd singular | *wrītē | *writī |
| 1st plural | *wrītēm | *writīm |
| 2nd plural | *wrītēþ | *writīd |
| 3rd plural | *wrītēn | *writīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wrīt | |
| Plural | *wrītid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wrītandī | *writan |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: wrītan
- Old Frisian: wrīta
- Old Saxon: wrītan
- Old Dutch: *wrītan
- Old High German: rīzan, ᚹᚱᚨᛁᛏ (wrait), ᚹᚱᚨᛖᛏ (wraet)[1]