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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīhijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.
Verb
*wīhijan
- to hallow, to consecrate
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wīhijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wīhidā | |
| Infinitive | *wīhijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wīhijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wīhijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wīhijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīhiju | *wīhidā |
| 2nd singular | *wīhisi | *wīhidēs, *wīhidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wīhiþi | *wīhidē, *wīhidā |
| 1st plural | *wīhijum | *wīhidum |
| 2nd plural | *wīhiþ | *wīhidud |
| 3rd plural | *wīhijanþ | *wīhidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīhijē | *wīhidī |
| 2nd singular | *wīhijēs | *wīhidī |
| 3rd singular | *wīhijē | *wīhidī |
| 1st plural | *wīhijēm | *wīhidīm |
| 2nd plural | *wīhijēþ | *wīhidīd |
| 3rd plural | *wīhijēn | *wīhidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wīhi | |
| Plural | *wīhiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wīhijandī | *wīhid |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: wīa
- Saterland Frisian: wäie
- West Frisian: wije
- Old Saxon: wīhian
- Middle Low German: wîen, wigen
- Low German: wiehen
- Middle Low German: wîen, wigen
- Old Dutch: wīen
- Middle Dutch: wiën
- Dutch: wijden
- Limburgish: wieje
- Middle Dutch: wiën
- Old High German: wīhen
- Cimbrian: baigan
- German: weihen
- Luxembourgish: weien