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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwītijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwītijaną.
Verb
*hwītijan
- to make white, whiten
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hwītijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hwītidā | |
| Infinitive | *hwītijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *hwītijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *hwītijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hwītijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hwītiju | *hwītidā |
| 2nd singular | *hwītisi | *hwītidēs, *hwītidōs |
| 3rd singular | *hwītiþi | *hwītidē, *hwītidā |
| 1st plural | *hwītijum | *hwītidum |
| 2nd plural | *hwītiþ | *hwītidud |
| 3rd plural | *hwītijanþ | *hwītidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hwītijē | *hwītidī |
| 2nd singular | *hwītijēs | *hwītidī |
| 3rd singular | *hwītijē | *hwītidī |
| 1st plural | *hwītijēm | *hwītidīm |
| 2nd plural | *hwītijēþ | *hwītidīd |
| 3rd plural | *hwītijēn | *hwītidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hwīti | |
| Plural | *hwītiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hwītijandī | *hwītid |
Descendants
- Old English: hwītan
- Middle English: whīten
- Old High German: wīzen
- Middle High German: wīzen
- German: weißen
- Middle High German: wīzen