Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dailijan

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 *dailijaną. Equivalent to *daili +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*dailijan

to divide

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*dailijan
1st sg. past	*dailidā
Infinitive	*dailijan
Genitive infin.	*dailijannjas
Dative infin.	*dailijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*dailijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*dailiju	*dailidā
2nd singular	*dailisi	dailidēs, dailidōs
3rd singular	*dailiþi	dailidē, dailidā
1st plural	*dailijum	*dailidum
2nd plural	*dailiþ	*dailidud
3rd plural	*dailijanþ	*dailidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*dailijē	*dailidī
2nd singular	*dailijēs	*dailidī
3rd singular	*dailijē	*dailidī
1st plural	*dailijēm	*dailidīm
2nd plural	*dailijēþ	*dailidīd
3rd plural	*dailijēn	*dailidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*daili
Plural	*dailiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*dailijandī	*dailid

Descendants

Old English: dǣlan
- Middle English: delen
  - Scots: dele, deil
  - English: deal
Old Frisian: dēla
- Saterland Frisian: deele
- West Frisian: diele
Old Saxon: dēlian
- Middle Low German: dēlen, deilen
  - Low German: delen
  - Plautdietsch: deele
Old Dutch: *deilen, *dēlen, deilon
- Middle Dutch: deilen, delen
  - Dutch: delen
    - Afrikaans: deel
Old High German: teilen
- Middle High German: teilen
  - German: teilen
  - Luxembourgish: deelen