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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kustijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *kusti (“choice, trail”) + *-jan.
Verb
*kustijan
- To test, to trail
- To estimate the value
- To satisfy
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kustijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *kustidā | |
| Infinitive | *kustijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kustijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kustijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kustijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kustiju | *kustidā |
| 2nd singular | *kustisi | *kustidēs, *kustidōs |
| 3rd singular | *kustiþi | *kustidē, *kustidā |
| 1st plural | *kustijum | *kustidum |
| 2nd plural | *kustiþ | *kustidud |
| 3rd plural | *kustijanþ | *kustidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kustijē | *kustidī |
| 2nd singular | *kustijēs | *kustidī |
| 3rd singular | *kustijē | *kustidī |
| 1st plural | *kustijēm | *kustidīm |
| 2nd plural | *kustijēþ | *kustidīd |
| 3rd plural | *kustijēn | *kustidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kusti | |
| Plural | *kustiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kustijandī | *kustid |
Related terms
- *kostōn
Descendants
- Old English: cystan
- Old Frisian: kesta
- Old Dutch: *kusten
- Middle Dutch: custen
- Dutch: kusten (dialectal)
- Middle Dutch: custen
- Old High German: kusten
- Middle High German: kusten