Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waiþijaną

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 *waiþiz, *waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑi̯.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*waiþijaną

1. to hunt, pursue
2. to graze, feed

Inflection

Conjugation of *waiþijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*waiþijō	*waiþijaų	—	*waiþijai	?
2nd singular	*waiþīsi	*waiþijais	*waiþī	*waiþijasai	*waiþijaisau
3rd singular	*waiþīþi	*waiþijai	*waiþijaþau	*waiþijaþai	*waiþijaiþau
1st dual	*waiþijōs	*waiþijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*waiþijaþiz	*waiþijaiþiz	*waiþijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*waiþijamaz	*waiþijaim	—	*waiþijanþai	*waiþijainþau
2nd plural	*waiþīþ	*waiþijaiþ	*waiþīþ	*waiþijanþai	*waiþijainþau
3rd plural	*waiþijanþi	*waiþijain	*waiþijanþau	*waiþijanþai	*waiþijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*waiþidǭ	*waiþidēdį̄
2nd singular	*waiþidēz	*waiþidēdīz
3rd singular	*waiþidē	*waiþidēdī
1st dual	*waiþidēdū	*waiþidēdīw
2nd dual	*waiþidēdudiz	*waiþidēdīdiz
1st plural	*waiþidēdum	*waiþidēdīm
2nd plural	*waiþidēdud	*waiþidēdīd
3rd plural	*waiþidēdun	*waiþidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*waiþijandz	*waiþidaz

Synonyms

• *waiþōną

Related terms

• *waiþanjaną
• *waiþiz
• *waiþō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *waiþijan
  • Old English: wǣþan
• Old Norse: veiða
  • Icelandic: veiða
  • Faroese: veiða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veida
  • Old Swedish: vēþa, vedha
    • Swedish: (obsolete) veda
  • Old Danish: vede