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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hittijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hittijaną.
Verb
*hittijan
- To encounter; meet with; make contact; hit
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hittijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hittidā | |
| Infinitive | *hittijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *hittijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *hittijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hittijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hittiju | *hittidā |
| 2nd singular | *hittisi | *hittidēs, *hittidōs |
| 3rd singular | *hittiþi | *hittidē, *hittidā |
| 1st plural | *hittijum | *hittidum |
| 2nd plural | *hittiþ | *hittidud |
| 3rd plural | *hittijanþ | *hittidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hittijē | *hittidī |
| 2nd singular | *hittijēs | *hittidī |
| 3rd singular | *hittijē | *hittidī |
| 1st plural | *hittijēm | *hittidīm |
| 2nd plural | *hittijēþ | *hittidīd |
| 3rd plural | *hittijēn | *hittidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hitti | |
| Plural | *hittiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hittijandī | *hittid |
Descendants
- Old English: hittan (possibly from Old Norse instead)
- Middle English: hitten
- English: hit
- Scots: hit
- Middle English: hitten
- Old Dutch: *hitten
- Middle Dutch: hitten