Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōdijan

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 Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną. Equivalent to *wōd (“excited, frenzied, angry”) +‎ *-jan and *wōd (“rage”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wōdijan

1. to rage, be furious

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wōdijan
1st sg. past	*wōdidā
Infinitive	*wōdijan
Genitive infin.	*wōdijannjas
Dative infin.	*wōdijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wōdijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wōdiju	*wōdidā
2nd singular	*wōdisi	*wōdidēs, *wōdidōs
3rd singular	*wōdiþi	*wōdidē, *wōdidā
1st plural	*wōdijum	*wōdidum
2nd plural	*wōdiþ	*wōdidud
3rd plural	*wōdijanþ	*wōdidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wōdijē	*wōdidī
2nd singular	*wōdijēs	*wōdidī
3rd singular	*wōdijē	*wōdidī
1st plural	*wōdijēm	*wōdidīm
2nd plural	*wōdijēþ	*wōdidīd
3rd plural	*wōdijēn	*wōdidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wōdi
Plural	*wōdiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wōdijandī	*wōdid

Descendants

• Old English: wēdan
• Old Saxon: wōdian
• Old Dutch: *wuoden
  • Middle Dutch: woeden
    • Dutch: woeden
• Old High German: wuoten
  • Middle High German: wüeten
    • German: wüten