Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahsijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną. Equivalent to *wahs (“wax”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wahsijan

to wax, to cover with wax

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wahsijan
1st sg. past	*wahsidā
Infinitive	*wahsijan
Genitive infin.	*wahsijannjas
Dative infin.	*wahsijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wahsijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wahsiju	*wahsidā
2nd singular	*wahsisi	wahsidēs, wahsidōs
3rd singular	*wahsiþi	wahsidē, wahsidā
1st plural	*wahsijum	*wahsidum
2nd plural	*wahsiþ	*wahsidud
3rd plural	*wahsijanþ	*wahsidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wahsijē	*wahsidī
2nd singular	*wahsijēs	*wahsidī
3rd singular	*wahsijē	*wahsidī
1st plural	*wahsijēm	*wahsidīm
2nd plural	*wahsijēþ	*wahsidīd
3rd plural	*wahsijēn	*wahsidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wahsi
Plural	*wahsiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wahsijandī	*wahsid

Descendants

Old Frisian: wexa
Old Saxon: wahsian
Old Dutch: *wahsen
- Middle Dutch: wassen
  - Dutch: wassen
Old High German: *wahsen
- Middle High German: wichsen
  - German: wichsen
    - → Danish: vikse
- ⇒ Old High German: giwahsen