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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwaddjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną.
Verb
*kwaddjan
- to greet
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kwaddjan | |
| Infinitive | *kwaddjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kwaddjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kwaddjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kwaddjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kwaddju | *kwaddā |
| 2nd singular | *kwadisi | *kwaddēs, *kwaddōs |
| 3rd singular | *kwadiþi | *kwaddē, *kwaddā |
| 1st plural | *kwaddjum | *kwaddum |
| 2nd plural | *kwadiþ | *kwaddud |
| 3rd plural | *kwaddjanþ | *kwaddun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kwaddjē | *kwaddī |
| 2nd singular | *kwaddjēs | *kwaddī |
| 3rd singular | *kwaddjē | *kwaddī |
| 1st plural | *kwaddjēm | *kwaddīm |
| 2nd plural | *kwaddjēþ | *kwaddīd |
| 3rd plural | *kwaddjēn | *kwaddīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kwadi | |
| Plural | *kwadiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kwaddjandī | *kwadd |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: queddian
- Old Dutch: quedden
- Middle Dutch: quedden
- Dutch: kwedden
- Middle Dutch: quedden
- Old High German: quetten