Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēdijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *wēdiz (“cloth, garment”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēdijaną

1. to clothe
2. to wear

Inflection

Conjugation of *wēdijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice				passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wēdijō	*wēdijaų	—		*wēdijai	?
2nd singular	*wēdīsi	*wēdijais	*wēdī		*wēdijasai	*wēdijaisau
3rd singular	*wēdīþi	*wēdijai	*wēdijaþau		*wēdijaþai	*wēdijaiþau
1st dual	*wēdijōs	*wēdijaiw	—		—	—
2nd dual	*wēdijaþiz	*wēdijaiþiz	*wēdijaþiz		—	—
1st plural	*wēdijamaz	*wēdijaim	—		*wēdijanþai	*wēdijainþau
2nd plural	*wēdīþ	*wēdijaiþ	*wēdīþ		*wēdijanþai	*wēdijainþau
3rd plural	*wēdijanþi	*wēdijain	*wēdijanþau		*wēdijanþai	*wēdijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wēdidǭ	*wēdidēdį̄
2nd singular	*wēdidēz	*wēdidēdīz
3rd singular	*wēdidē	*wēdidēdī
1st dual	*wēdidēdū	*wēdidēdīw
2nd dual	*wēdidēdudiz	*wēdidēdīdiz
1st plural	*wēdidēdum	*wēdidēdīm
2nd plural	*wēdidēdud	*wēdidēdīd
3rd plural	*wēdidēdun	*wēdidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wēdijandz	*wēdidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wādijan
  • Old English: wǣdan
  • Old Saxon: wādian
  • Old Dutch: wāden
  • Old High German: wāten
    • Middle High German: wæten
• Old Norse: væða
  • Icelandic: væða