Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/plihtijan

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 *plihti (“duty, obligation”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*plihtijan

1. to promise, vow
2. to bind by a promise
3. to oblige

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*plihtijan
1st sg. past	*plihtidā
Infinitive	*plihtijan
Genitive infin.	*plihtijannjas
Dative infin.	*plihtijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*plihtijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*plihtiju	*plihtidā
2nd singular	*plihtisi	*plihtidēs, *plihtidōs
3rd singular	*plihtiþi	*plihtidē, *plihtidā
1st plural	*plihtijum	*plihtidum
2nd plural	*plihtiþ	*plihtidud
3rd plural	*plihtijanþ	*plihtidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*plihtijē	*plihtidī
2nd singular	*plihtijēs	*plihtidī
3rd singular	*plihtijē	*plihtidī
1st plural	*plihtijēm	*plihtidīm
2nd plural	*plihtijēþ	*plihtidīd
3rd plural	*plihtijēn	*plihtidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*plihti
Plural	*plihtiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*plihtijandī	*plihtid

Descendants

• Old English: plihtan
  • Middle English: plighten
    • English: plight
• Old Frisian: plihta
• Old Saxon: *plihten
  • Middle Low German: plichten
• Old Dutch: *plihten
  • Middle Dutch: plichten
    • Dutch: plichten, plechten (obsolete)
• Old High German: *pflihten, *phlihten
  • Middle High German: pflichten
    • German: pflichten (obsolete)