Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/splītaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”). Cognate with Middle Irish slis (“shavings, splinters”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*splītaną

1. to split

Inflection

Conjugation of *splītaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*splītō	*splītaų	—	*splītai	?
2nd singular	*splītizi	*splītaiz	*splīt	*splītazai	*splītaizau
3rd singular	*splītidi	*splītai	*splītadau	*splītadai	*splītaidau
1st dual	*splītōz	*splītaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*splītadiz	*splītaidiz	*splītadiz	—	—
1st plural	*splītamaz	*splītaim	—	*splītandai	*splītaindau
2nd plural	*splītid	*splītaid	*splītid	*splītandai	*splītaindau
3rd plural	*splītandi	*splītain	*splītandau	*splītandai	*splītaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*splait	*splitį̄
2nd singular	*splaist	*splitīz
3rd singular	*splait	*splitī
1st dual	*splitū	*splitīw
2nd dual	*splitudiz	*splitīdiz
1st plural	*splitum	*splitīm
2nd plural	*splitud	*splitīd
3rd plural	*splitun	*splitīn
	present	past
participles	*splītandz	*splitanaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *splītan
  • Old Frisian: splīta
    • West Frisian: splite
  • Old Saxon: *splītan
    • Middle Low German: splîten
      • Low German: splieten
  • Old Dutch: splītan
    • Middle Dutch: spliten
      • Dutch: splijten
      • →? English: split
      • Limburgish: spliete
  • Old High German: splīzan
    • Middle High German: splīzen
      • German: spleißen