Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/daftī

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/daftī

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 *daftijaz, from *dabaną (“to be fitting, suitable”) +‎ *-þijaz.

Adjective

*daftī

1. fitting, suitable

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*daftī
Genitive	*daftijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*daftī	*daftiju	*daftī
Accusative	*daftijanā	*daftijā	*daftī
Genitive	*daftijas	*daftijeʀā	*daftijas
Dative	*daftijumē	*daftijeʀē	*daftijumē
Instrumental	*daftiju	*daftijeʀu	*daftiju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*daftijē	*daftijō	*daftiju
Accusative	*daftijā	*daftijā	*daftiju
Genitive	*daftijeʀō	*daftijeʀō	*daftijeʀō
Dative	*daftijēm, *daftijum	*daftijēm, *daftijum	*daftijēm, *daftijum
Instrumental	*daftijēm, *daftijum	*daftijēm, *daftijum	*daftijēm, *daftijum

Derived terms

• *anadaftī
  • Old Frisian: *ondefte
    • → Dutch: ondieft
  • Old Dutch: *ondafti
    • Middle Dutch: ondaft, ondeeft
• *daftīg

Descendants

• Old English: dæfte
  • Middle English: defte, dafte, daft, deffte
    • English: daft, deft
    • Scots: daft, dauft