stichten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stichten, from Old Dutch stiften, stihten, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪxtən

Verb

stichten

1. to found, establish
2. to cause, allow to occur
3. to preach

Inflection

Inflection of stichten (weak)
infinitive	stichten
past singular	stichtte
past participle	gesticht
infinitive	stichten
gerund	stichten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	sticht	stichtte
2nd person sing. (jij)	sticht	stichtte
2nd person sing. (u)	sticht	stichtte
2nd person sing. (gij)	sticht	stichtte
3rd person singular	sticht	stichtte
plural	stichten	stichtten
subjunctive sing.1	stichte	stichtte
subjunctive plur.1	stichten	stichtten
imperative sing.	sticht
imperative plur.1	sticht
participles	stichtend	gesticht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• stichter
• stichting
• brandstichten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: stig

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch stiften, stihten, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną.

Verb

stichten

1. to found, to build
2. to found, to institute
3. to cause
4. to undertake
5. to put into practice, to do

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: stichten
• Limburgish: stichte

Further reading

• “stichten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stichten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN