Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/auþijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Equivalent to *auþī (“void, empty”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*auþijan

to make empty, to desolate

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*auþijan
1st sg. past	*auþidā
Infinitive	*auþijan
Genitive infin.	*auþijannjas
Dative infin.	*auþijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*auþijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*auþiju	*auþidā
2nd singular	*auþisi	auþidēs, auþidōs
3rd singular	*auþiþi	auþidē, auþidā
1st plural	*auþijum	*auþidum
2nd plural	*auþiþ	*auþidud
3rd plural	*auþijanþ	*auþidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*auþijē	*auþidī
2nd singular	*auþijēs	*auþidī
3rd singular	*auþijē	*auþidī
1st plural	*auþijēm	*auþidīm
2nd plural	*auþijēþ	*auþidīd
3rd plural	*auþijēn	*auþidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*auþi
Plural	*auþiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*auþijandī	*auþid

Descendants

Old English: īeþan, ȳþan
Old High German: *ōden
- Middle High German: öden
  - German: öden (chiefly in compounds)