Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krītan

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *krītaną. The formal and semantic coincidence of *krītan and Vulgar Latin *crītāre has led to proposals of borrowing in one direction or the other; see the latter for more.

Verb

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*krītan

  1. to call out, shout
  2. to proclaim

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive *krītan
1st sg. past *krait
3rd pl. past *kritun
Past ptcple *kritan
Infinitive *krītan
Genitive infin. *krītannjas
Dative infin. *krītannjē
Instrum. infin. *krītannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *krītu *krait
2nd singular *krītiʀi *kritī
3rd singular *krītidi *krait
1st plural *krītum *kritum
2nd plural *krītid *kritud
3rd plural *krītand *kritun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *krītē *kritī
2nd singular *krītēs *kritī
3rd singular *krītē *kritī
1st plural *krītēm *kritīm
2nd plural *krītēþ *kritīd
3rd plural *krītēn *kritīn
Imperative Present
Singular *krīt
Plural *krītid
Present Past
Participle *krītandī *kritan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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