Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōstijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *wōstī +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wōstijan

to devastate, lay waste

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wōstijan
1st sg. past	*wōstidā
Infinitive	*wōstijan
Genitive infin.	*wōstijannjas
Dative infin.	*wōstijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wōstijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wōstiju	*wōstidā
2nd singular	*wōstisi	wōstidēs, wōstidōs
3rd singular	*wōstiþi	wōstidē, wōstidā
1st plural	*wōstijum	*wōstidum
2nd plural	*wōstiþ	*wōstidud
3rd plural	*wōstijanþ	*wōstidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wōstijē	*wōstidī
2nd singular	*wōstijēs	*wōstidī
3rd singular	*wōstijē	*wōstidī
1st plural	*wōstijēm	*wōstidīm
2nd plural	*wōstijēþ	*wōstidīd
3rd plural	*wōstijēn	*wōstidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wōsti
Plural	*wōstiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wōstijandī	*wōstid

Descendants

Old English: wēstan, wǣstan
- Middle English: westen
  - Scots: wast, waist, weist, weast (partially)
  - English: weest
Old Saxon: wōstian
Old Dutch: *wuosten
- Middle Dutch: woesten
  - ⇒? Dutch: verwoesten
Old High German: wuostjan, wuastjan, wuosten, wuasten
- Middle High German: wuosten
  - German: wüsten
→ Old French: waster, guaster, gastir, gaster
- Middle French: gaster
  - French: gâter
- → Middle English: wasten
  - English: waste
  - Scots: wast, waist, weist, weast (partially)