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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/plattjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *plat (“flat”) + *-jan. Doublet of *flattjan.
Verb
*plattjan
- to flatten, to make flat
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *plattjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *plattā | |
| Infinitive | *plattjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *plattjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *plattjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *plattjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *plattju | *plattā |
| 2nd singular | *platisi | *plattēs, *plattōs |
| 3rd singular | *platiþi | *plattē, *plattā |
| 1st plural | *plattjum | *plattum |
| 2nd plural | *platiþ | *plattud |
| 3rd plural | *plattjanþ | *plattun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *plattjē | *plattī |
| 2nd singular | *plattjēs | *plattī |
| 3rd singular | *plattjē | *plattī |
| 1st plural | *plattjēm | *plattīm |
| 2nd plural | *plattjēþ | *plattīd |
| 3rd plural | *plattjēn | *plattīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *plati | |
| Plural | *platiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *plattjandī | *platt |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *plettian
- Middle Low German: pletten
- → German: plätten
- Middle Low German: pletten
- Old Dutch: *pletten
- Middle Dutch: pletten
- Dutch: pletten
- Middle Dutch: pletten