Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrittjan

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

Related to the strong verb *hrītan.

Verb

*hrittjan

to scratch
to cut, slit

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*hrittjan
1st sg. past	*hrittā
Infinitive	*hrittjan
Genitive infin.	*hrittjannjas
Dative infin.	*hrittjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*hrittjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hrittju	*hrittā
2nd singular	*hritisi	hrittēs, hrittōs
3rd singular	*hritiþi	hrittē, hrittā
1st plural	*hrittjum	*hrittum
2nd plural	*hritiþ	*hrittud
3rd plural	*hrittjanþ	*hrittun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hrittjē	*hrittī
2nd singular	*hrittjēs	*hrittī
3rd singular	*hrittjē	*hrittī
1st plural	*hrittjēm	*hrittīm
2nd plural	*hrittjēþ	*hrittīd
3rd plural	*hrittjēn	*hrittīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hriti
Plural	*hritiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hrittjandī	*hritt

Descendants

Old English: *hrittan
- Middle English: ritten
  - English: rit (dialectal)
Old Frisian:
- >? West Frisian: ridzje
Old Saxon: hrittian
- Middle Low German: ritten
Old Dutch: *ritten
- Middle Dutch: *ritten
  - Dutch: ritten
Old High German: rizzen
- Middle High German: ritzen
  - German: ritzen