Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurtijan

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 *wurti +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wurtijan

1. to spice, season

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wurtijan
1st sg. past	*wurtidā
Infinitive	*wurtijan
Genitive infin.	*wurtijannjas
Dative infin.	*wurtijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wurtijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wurtiju	*wurtidā
2nd singular	*wurtisi	*wurtidēs, *wurtidōs
3rd singular	*wurtiþi	*wurtidē, *wurtidā
1st plural	*wurtijum	*wurtidum
2nd plural	*wurtiþ	*wurtidud
3rd plural	*wurtijanþ	*wurtidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wurtijē	*wurtidī
2nd singular	*wurtijēs	*wurtidī
3rd singular	*wurtijē	*wurtidī
1st plural	*wurtijēm	*wurtidīm
2nd plural	*wurtijēþ	*wurtidīd
3rd plural	*wurtijēn	*wurtidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wurti
Plural	*wurtiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wurtijandī	*wurtid

Derived terms

• *wurtiju

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *wurten
  • ⇒ Old Dutch: wurtid (“spiced”)
• Old High German: wurzen
  • Middle High German: wurzen, würzen
    • German: würzen
    • ⇒ Middle High German: gewürzet (“spiced”)
      • German: gewürzt
        • → German Low German: würzt