Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nistijan

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

Etymology

From *nest (“a nest”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*nistijan

1. to nest, nestle

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*nistijan
1st sg. past	*nistidā
Infinitive	*nistijan
Genitive infin.	*nistijannjas
Dative infin.	*nistijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*nistijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*nistiju	*nistidā
2nd singular	*nistisi	*nistidēs, *nistidōs
3rd singular	*nistiþi	*nistidē, *nistidā
1st plural	*nistijum	*nistidum
2nd plural	*nistiþ	*nistidud
3rd plural	*nistijanþ	*nistidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*nistijē	*nistidī
2nd singular	*nistijēs	*nistidī
3rd singular	*nistijē	*nistidī
1st plural	*nistijēm	*nistidīm
2nd plural	*nistijēþ	*nistidīd
3rd plural	*nistijēn	*nistidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*nisti
Plural	*nistiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*nistijandī	*nistid

Derived terms

• *nistilōn

Descendants

• Old English: nistan, nistian
  • Middle English: nisten, nesten
    • English: nest
    • Scots: nest
• Old Frisian: *nistia, *nestia
  • Saterland Frisian: näästje
• Old Saxon: *nistian
  • Middle Low German: nesten
    • German Low German: nüsten
• Old Dutch: *nisten
  • Middle Dutch: nesten
    • Dutch: nesten
• Old High German: nistian, nisten
  • Middle High German: nisten
    • German: nisten