Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīsijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *wīsaz +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wīsijaną

to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct

Inflection

Conjugation of *wīsijaną (weak class 1)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*wīsijō	*wīsijaų	—	*wīsijai	*?
2nd singular	*wīsīsi	*wīsijais	*wīsī	*wīsijasai	*wīsijaisau
3rd singular	*wīsīþi	*wīsijai	*wīsijaþau	*wīsijaþai	*wīsijaiþau
1st dual	*wīsijōs	*wīsijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wīsijaþiz	*wīsijaiþiz	*wīsijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wīsijamaz	*wīsijaim	—	*wīsijanþai	*wīsijainþau
2nd plural	*wīsīþ	*wīsijaiþ	*wīsīþ	*wīsijanþai	*wīsijainþau
3rd plural	*wīsijanþi	*wīsijain	*wīsijanþau	*wīsijanþai	*wīsijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wīsidǭ	*wīsidēdį̄
2nd singular	*wīsidēz	*wīsidēdīz
3rd singular	*wīsidē	*wīsidēdī
1st dual	*wīsidēdū	*wīsidēdīw
2nd dual	*wīsidēdudiz	*wīsidēdīdiz
1st plural	*wīsidēdum	*wīsidēdīm
2nd plural	*wīsidēdud	*wīsidēdīd
3rd plural	*wīsidēdun	*wīsidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*wīsijandz	*wīsidaz

Related terms

*wīsōną

Descendants

Old English: (wīsian)
- Middle English: (wisen)
  - Scots: (wise, wyse, wyze)
  - English: (wise)
Old Frisian: wīsa
- Saterland Frisian: wiese
- West Frisian: wize
Old Saxon: wīsian
- Middle Low German: wîsen
  - German Low German: wiesen
Old Dutch: wīsen
- Middle Dutch: wisen
  - Dutch: wijzen
Old High German: wīsen
- Middle High German: wīsen
  - German: weisen
  - Luxembourgish: weisen
  - Yiddish: ווײַזן‎ (vayzn)
Gothic: 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fullaweisjan)