Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/handijan

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

From Proto-Germanic *handijaną.

Verb edit

*handijan

  1. to take by the hand; seize; grip; capture

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *handijan
1st sg. past *handidā
Infinitive *handijan
Genitive infin. *handijannjas
Dative infin. *handijannjē
Instrum. infin. *handijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *handiju *handidā
2nd singular *handisi *handidēs, *handidōs
3rd singular *handiþi *handidē, *handidā
1st plural *handijum *handidum
2nd plural *handiþ *handidud
3rd plural *handijanþ *handidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *handijē *handidī
2nd singular *handijēs *handidī
3rd singular *handijē *handidī
1st plural *handijēm *handidīm
2nd plural *handijēþ *handidīd
3rd plural *handijēn *handidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *handi
Plural *handiþ
Present Past
Participle *handijandī *handid

Descendants edit