Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spittjan

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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.
This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From *spit (spade) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*spittjan

  1. to dig with a spade

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *spittjan
1st sg. past *spittā
Infinitive *spittjan
Genitive infin. *spittjannjas
Dative infin. *spittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *spittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *spittju *spittā
2nd singular *spitisi *spittēs, *spittōs
3rd singular *spitiþi *spittē, *spittā
1st plural *spittjum *spittum
2nd plural *spitiþ *spittud
3rd plural *spittjanþ *spittun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *spittjē *spittī
2nd singular *spittjēs *spittī
3rd singular *spittjē *spittī
1st plural *spittjēm *spittīm
2nd plural *spittjēþ *spittīd
3rd plural *spittjēn *spittīn
Imperative Present
Singular *spiti
Plural *spitiþ
Present Past
Participle *spittjandī *spitt

Descendants

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