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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīsijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.
Verb
*wīsijan
- to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wīsijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wīsidā | |
| Infinitive | *wīsijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wīsijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wīsijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wīsijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīsiju | *wīsidā |
| 2nd singular | *wīsisi | *wīsidēs, *wīsidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wīsiþi | *wīsidē, *wīsidā |
| 1st plural | *wīsijum | *wīsidum |
| 2nd plural | *wīsiþ | *wīsidud |
| 3rd plural | *wīsijanþ | *wīsidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīsijē | *wīsidī |
| 2nd singular | *wīsijēs | *wīsidī |
| 3rd singular | *wīsijē | *wīsidī |
| 1st plural | *wīsijēm | *wīsidīm |
| 2nd plural | *wīsijēþ | *wīsidīd |
| 3rd plural | *wīsijēn | *wīsidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wīsi | |
| Plural | *wīsiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wīsijandī | *wīsid |
Descendants
- (Old English: wīsian)
- (Middle English: wisen)
- (Scots: wise, wyse, wyze)
- (Middle English: wise)
- (Middle English: wisen)
- Old Frisian: wīsa
- Saterland Frisian: wiese
- West Frisian: wize
- Old Saxon: wīsian
- Middle Low German: wîsen
- German Low German: wiesen
- Middle Low German: wîsen
- Old Dutch: wīsen
- Middle Dutch: wisen
- Dutch: wijzen
- Middle Dutch: wisen
- Old High German: wīsen
- Middle High German: wīsen
- German: weisen
- Luxembourgish: weisen
- Yiddish: ווײַזן (vayzn)
- Middle High German: wīsen