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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/liuhtijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną. Equivalent to *leuht + *-jan.
Verb
*liuhtijan
- to shine, to illuminate
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *liuhtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *liuhtidā | |
| Infinitive | *liuhtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *liuhtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *liuhtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *liuhtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *liuhtiju | *liuhtidā |
| 2nd singular | *liuhtisi | *liuhtidēs, *liuhtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *liuhtiþi | *liuhtidē, *liuhtidā |
| 1st plural | *liuhtijum | *liuhtidum |
| 2nd plural | *liuhtiþ | *liuhtidud |
| 3rd plural | *liuhtijanþ | *liuhtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *liuhtijē | *liuhtidī |
| 2nd singular | *liuhtijēs | *liuhtidī |
| 3rd singular | *liuhtijē | *liuhtidī |
| 1st plural | *liuhtijēm | *liuhtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *liuhtijēþ | *liuhtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *liuhtijēn | *liuhtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *liuhti | |
| Plural | *liuhtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *liuhtijandī | *liuhtid |
Descendants
- Old English: līehtan
- Middle English: lighten
- English: light
- Middle English: lighten
- Old Saxon: liuhtian
- Middle Low German: [Term?]
- German Low German: lüchten
- Middle Low German: [Term?]
- Old Dutch: liuhten
- Middle Dutch: luchten
- Dutch: luchten (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: luchten
- Old High German: liuhten
- Middle High German: liuhten
- German: leuchten
- Yiddish: לײַכטן (laykhtn)
- Bavarian: laichdn
- Middle High German: liuhten