Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wādijan

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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]

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wēdijaną. Equivalent to *wādi (cloth, garment) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*wādijan

  1. to clothe
  2. to wear

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wādijan
1st sg. past *wādidā
Infinitive *wādijan
Genitive infin. *wādijannjas
Dative infin. *wādijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wādijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wādiju *wādidā
2nd singular *wādisi *wādidēs, *wādidōs
3rd singular *wādiþi *wādidē, *wādidā
1st plural *wādijum *wādidum
2nd plural *wādiþ *wādidud
3rd plural *wādijanþ *wādidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wādijē *wādidī
2nd singular *wādijēs *wādidī
3rd singular *wādijē *wādidī
1st plural *wādijēm *wādidīm
2nd plural *wādijēþ *wādidīd
3rd plural *wādijēn *wādidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wādi
Plural *wādiþ
Present Past
Participle *wādijandī *wādid

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: wǣdan
  • Old Saxon: wādian
  • Old Dutch: wāden
  • Old High German: wāten