Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wātijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *wētijaną. Equivalent to *wāt (“wet”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wātijan

to wet; make wet

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wātijan
1st sg. past	*wātidā
Infinitive	*wātijan
Genitive infin.	*wātijannjas
Dative infin.	*wātijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wātijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wātiju	*wātidā
2nd singular	*wātisi	wātidēs, wātidōs
3rd singular	*wātiþi	wātidē, wātidā
1st plural	*wātijum	*wātidum
2nd plural	*wātiþ	*wātidud
3rd plural	*wātijanþ	*wātidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wātijē	*wātidī
2nd singular	*wātijēs	*wātidī
3rd singular	*wātijē	*wātidī
1st plural	*wātijēm	*wātidīm
2nd plural	*wātijēþ	*wātidīd
3rd plural	*wātijēn	*wātidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wāti
Plural	*wātiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wātijandī	*wātid

Derived terms

*wātijōn
- Old English: wǣtian
- Old Frisian: *wētia
  - Saterland Frisian: wäitje
  - West Frisian: wietsje

Descendants

Old English: wǣtan, wētan
- Middle English: weten
  - English: wet
  - Scots: wete, weit
  - ⇒ Middle English: wett, iwett, ywett (ppt)
    - English: wet
    - Scots: wat
Old Frisian: wēta