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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waltijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *waltijaną.
Verb
*waltijan[1]
- to (make) roll
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *waltijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *waltidā | |
| Infinitive | *waltijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *waltijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *waltijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *waltijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waltiju | *waltidā |
| 2nd singular | *waltisi | *waltidēs, *waltidōs |
| 3rd singular | *waltiþi | *waltidē, *waltidā |
| 1st plural | *waltijum | *waltidum |
| 2nd plural | *waltiþ | *waltidud |
| 3rd plural | *waltijanþ | *waltidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waltijē | *waltidī |
| 2nd singular | *waltijēs | *waltidī |
| 3rd singular | *waltijē | *waltidī |
| 1st plural | *waltijēm | *waltidīm |
| 2nd plural | *waltijēþ | *waltidīd |
| 3rd plural | *waltijēn | *waltidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *walti | |
| Plural | *waltiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *waltijandī | *waltid |
Descendants
- Old English: wæltan, weltan, *wieltan, wyltan, wiltan
- Middle English: welten, walten
- Scots: welt, walt
- English: welt, walt
- Middle English: welten, walten
- Old Saxon: weltian
- Middle Low German: walten, wölten; walteren, wolteren
- German Low German: weltern, wältern
- Middle Low German: walten, wölten; walteren, wolteren
- Old High German: welzen
- Middle High German: welzen
- German: wälzen
- Middle High German: welzen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 243: “PWGmc *waltijan, *waltiþi”