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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ą̄htijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *anhtijaną. Equivalent to *ą̄htu + *-jan.
Verb
*ą̄htijan
- to persecute
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *ą̄htijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *ą̄htidā | |
| Infinitive | *ą̄htijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *ą̄htijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *ą̄htijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *ą̄htijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *ą̄htiju | *ą̄htidā |
| 2nd singular | *ą̄htisi | *ą̄htidēs, *ą̄htidōs |
| 3rd singular | *ą̄htiþi | *ą̄htidē, *ą̄htidā |
| 1st plural | *ą̄htijum | *ą̄htidum |
| 2nd plural | *ą̄htiþ | *ą̄htidud |
| 3rd plural | *ą̄htijanþ | *ą̄htidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *ą̄htijē | *ą̄htidī |
| 2nd singular | *ą̄htijēs | *ą̄htidī |
| 3rd singular | *ą̄htijē | *ą̄htidī |
| 1st plural | *ą̄htijēm | *ą̄htidīm |
| 2nd plural | *ą̄htijēþ | *ą̄htidīd |
| 3rd plural | *ą̄htijēn | *ą̄htidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *ą̄hti | |
| Plural | *ą̄htiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *ą̄htijandī | *ą̄htid |
Descendants
- Old English: ēhtan
- Middle English: eghten
- Old Frisian: echta
- Old Saxon: āhtian, *ēhtian
- Middle Low German: âchten, êchten
- Old Dutch: āhten, ēhten, āhton
- Old High German: āhten
- Middle High German: āhten, æhten
- German: ächten
- Middle High German: āhten, æhten