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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tilljan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From *til (“goal, target, purpose”) + *-jan.
Verb
*tilljan
- to reach out, to extend towards
- to strive for
- to achieve
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *tilljan | |
| 1st sg. past | *tildā | |
| Infinitive | *tilljan | |
| Genitive infin. | *tilljannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *tilljannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *tilljannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tillju | *tildā |
| 2nd singular | *tilisi | *tildēs, *tildōs |
| 3rd singular | *tiliþi | *tildē, *tildā |
| 1st plural | *tilljum | *tildum |
| 2nd plural | *tiliþ | *tildud |
| 3rd plural | *tilljanþ | *tildun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tilljē | *tildī |
| 2nd singular | *tilljēs | *tildī |
| 3rd singular | *tilljē | *tildī |
| 1st plural | *tilljēm | *tildīm |
| 2nd plural | *tilljēþ | *tildīd |
| 3rd plural | *tilljēn | *tildīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *tili | |
| Plural | *tiliþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *tilljandī | *tild |
Related terms
- *tilēn
- *tilōn
Descendants
- Old English: *tillan
- Middle English: tillen
- ⇒ Old English: ġetillan
- Old High German: zillen
- Middle High German: zillen
Etymology 2
Unknown, could be related to the first entry.
Verb
*tilljan
- to lift up
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *tilljan | |
| 1st sg. past | *tildā | |
| Infinitive | *tilljan | |
| Genitive infin. | *tilljannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *tilljannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *tilljannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tillju | *tildā |
| 2nd singular | *tilisi | *tildēs, *tildōs |
| 3rd singular | *tiliþi | *tildē, *tildā |
| 1st plural | *tilljum | *tildum |
| 2nd plural | *tiliþ | *tildud |
| 3rd plural | *tilljanþ | *tildun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tilljē | *tildī |
| 2nd singular | *tilljēs | *tildī |
| 3rd singular | *tilljē | *tildī |
| 1st plural | *tilljēm | *tildīm |
| 2nd plural | *tilljēþ | *tildīd |
| 3rd plural | *tilljēn | *tildīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *tili | |
| Plural | *tiliþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *tilljandī | *tild |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: tilla
- West Frisian: tille
- Old Saxon: *tillian
- Middle Low German: *tillen
- Low German: tillen
- ⇒ Middle Low German: uptillen
- Middle Low German: *tillen
- Old Dutch: *tillen
- Middle Dutch: tillen
- Dutch: tillen
- Middle Dutch: tillen