Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hantijan

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 *hantijaną.

Verb edit

*hantijan

  1. to pursue, follow

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hantijan
1st sg. past *hantidā
Infinitive *hantijan
Genitive infin. *hantijannjas
Dative infin. *hantijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hantijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hantiju *hantidā
2nd singular *hantisi *hantidēs, *hantidōs
3rd singular *hantiþi *hantidē, *hantidā
1st plural *hantijum *hantidum
2nd plural *hantiþ *hantidud
3rd plural *hantijanþ *hantidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hantijē *hantidī
2nd singular *hantijēs *hantidī
3rd singular *hantijē *hantidī
1st plural *hantijēm *hantidīm
2nd plural *hantijēþ *hantidīd
3rd plural *hantijēn *hantidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hanti
Plural *hantiþ
Present Past
Participle *hantijandī *hantid

Descendants edit

  • Old English: hentan
    • Middle English: henten, hinten