Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīdijan

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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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīdijaną. From *wīd (wide) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*wīdijan

  1. to widen

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wīdijan
1st sg. past *wīdidā
Infinitive *wīdijan
Genitive infin. *wīdijannjas
Dative infin. *wīdijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wīdijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wīdiju *wīdidā
2nd singular *wīdisi *wīdidēs, *wīdidōs
3rd singular *wīdiþi *wīdidē, *wīdidā
1st plural *wīdijum *wīdidum
2nd plural *wīdiþ *wīdidud
3rd plural *wīdijanþ *wīdidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wīdijē *wīdidī
2nd singular *wīdijēs *wīdidī
3rd singular *wīdijē *wīdidī
1st plural *wīdijēm *wīdidīm
2nd plural *wīdijēþ *wīdidīd
3rd plural *wīdijēn *wīdidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wīdi
Plural *wīdiþ
Present Past
Participle *wīdijandī *wīdid

Derived terms

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Descendants

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