Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kustijan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *kusti (choice, trail) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*kustijan

  1. to test, trial
  2. to estimate the value
  3. to satisfy

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kustijan
1st sg. past *kustidā
Infinitive *kustijan
Genitive infin. *kustijannjas
Dative infin. *kustijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kustijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kustiju *kustidā
2nd singular *kustisi *kustidēs, *kustidōs
3rd singular *kustiþi *kustidē, *kustidā
1st plural *kustijum *kustidum
2nd plural *kustiþ *kustidud
3rd plural *kustijanþ *kustidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kustijē *kustidī
2nd singular *kustijēs *kustidī
3rd singular *kustijē *kustidī
1st plural *kustijēm *kustidīm
2nd plural *kustijēþ *kustidīd
3rd plural *kustijēn *kustidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kusti
Plural *kustiþ
Present Past
Participle *kustijandī *kustid

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: cystan
  • Old Frisian: kesta
  • Old Dutch: *kusten
  • Old High German: kusten