Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tīdijan

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *tīdijaną. Equivalent to *tīdi (time) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*tīdijan

  1. to strive for
  2. to occur, happen

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tīdijan
1st sg. past *tīdidā
Infinitive *tīdijan
Genitive infin. *tīdijannjas
Dative infin. *tīdijannjē
Instrum. infin. *tīdijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tīdiju *tīdidā
2nd singular *tīdisi *tīdidēs, *tīdidōs
3rd singular *tīdiþi *tīdidē, *tīdidā
1st plural *tīdijum *tīdidum
2nd plural *tīdiþ *tīdidud
3rd plural *tīdijanþ *tīdidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tīdijē *tīdidī
2nd singular *tīdijēs *tīdidī
3rd singular *tīdijē *tīdidī
1st plural *tīdijēm *tīdidīm
2nd plural *tīdijēþ *tīdidīd
3rd plural *tīdijēn *tīdidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tīdi
Plural *tīdiþ
Present Past
Participle *tīdijandī *tīdid

Descendants

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  • Old English: tīdan
    • Middle English: tiden, tide
  • Old Frisian: tīdia (moved to the second weak class, possibly from a pre-form *tīdōn instead)
  • Old Saxon: *tīdian
  • Old Dutch: *tīden
  • Old High German: *zīten