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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/anattjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Likely from *ana- + *attjan, a prefixed descendant of Proto-Germanic *atjaną (“to incite”).
Verb
*anattjan
- to incite
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *anattjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *anattā | |
| Infinitive | *anattjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *anattjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *anattjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *anattjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *anattju | *anattā |
| 2nd singular | *anatisi | *anattēs, *anattōs |
| 3rd singular | *anatiþi | *anattē, *anattā |
| 1st plural | *anattjum | *anattum |
| 2nd plural | *anatiþ | *anattud |
| 3rd plural | *anattjanþ | *anattun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *anattjē | *anattī |
| 2nd singular | *anattjēs | *anattī |
| 3rd singular | *anattjē | *anattī |
| 1st plural | *anattjēm | *anattīm |
| 2nd plural | *anattjēþ | *anattīd |
| 3rd plural | *anattjēn | *anattīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *anati | |
| Plural | *anatiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *anattjandī | *anatt |
Descendants
- Old Dutch: anetten
- Old High German: anazzen
- → Old French: anesser