Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīdijan

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīdijaną. From *wīd (“wide”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wīdijan

to widen

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wīdijan
1st sg. past	*wīdidā
Infinitive	*wīdijan
Genitive infin.	*wīdijannjas
Dative infin.	*wīdijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wīdijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīdiju	*wīdidā
2nd singular	*wīdisi	wīdidēs, wīdidōs
3rd singular	*wīdiþi	wīdidē, wīdidā
1st plural	*wīdijum	*wīdidum
2nd plural	*wīdiþ	*wīdidud
3rd plural	*wīdijanþ	*wīdidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīdijē	*wīdidī
2nd singular	*wīdijēs	*wīdidī
3rd singular	*wīdijē	*wīdidī
1st plural	*wīdijēm	*wīdidīm
2nd plural	*wīdijēþ	*wīdidīd
3rd plural	*wīdijēn	*wīdidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wīdi
Plural	*wīdiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wīdijandī	*wīdid

Derived terms

*uʀlārijan

Descendants

Old English: *wīdan
- Middle English: widen
Old Saxon: *wīdian
- Middle Low German: wīden
Old Dutch: *wīden
- Middle Dutch: widen
  - Dutch: wijden (obsolete)
    - ⇒ Dutch: uitwijden
    - ⇒ Dutch: verwijden
Old High German: wīten
- Middle High German: wīten
  - German: weiten