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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waitijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *waitijaną.
Verb
*waitijan
- to cause to know, to show
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *waitijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *waitidā | |
| Infinitive | *waitijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *waitijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *waitijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *waitijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waitiju | *waitidā |
| 2nd singular | *waitisi | *waitidēs, *waitidōs |
| 3rd singular | *waitiþi | *waitidē, *waitidā |
| 1st plural | *waitijum | *waitidum |
| 2nd plural | *waitiþ | *waitidud |
| 3rd plural | *waitijanþ | *waitidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waitijē | *waitidī |
| 2nd singular | *waitijēs | *waitidī |
| 3rd singular | *waitijē | *waitidī |
| 1st plural | *waitijēm | *waitidīm |
| 2nd plural | *waitijēþ | *waitidīd |
| 3rd plural | *waitijēn | *waitidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *waiti | |
| Plural | *waitiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *waitijandī | *waitid |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: wēta (“to claim, testify”)
- Old High German: weisen (“to show, prove”)