Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witaną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-GermanicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-European *wóyde, from *weyd- (“to know; see”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
*witaną
- to know
InflectionEdit
Conjugation of *witaną (preterite-present)
| active voice | passive voice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| 1st singular | *wait | *witį̄ | — | — | — |
| 2nd singular | *waist | *witīz | — | — | — |
| 3rd singular | *wait | *witī | — | — | — |
| 1st dual | *witū | *witīw | — | — | — |
| 2nd dual | *witudiz | *witīdiz | — | — | — |
| 1st plural | *witum | *witīm | — | — | — |
| 2nd plural | *witud | *witīd | — | — | — |
| 3rd plural | *witun | *witīn | — | — | — |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | |||
| 1st singular | *wissǭ | *wissēdį̄ | |||
| 2nd singular | *wissēz | *wissēdīz | |||
| 3rd singular | *wissē | *wissēdī | |||
| 1st dual | *wissēdū | *wissēdīw | |||
| 2nd dual | *wissēdudiz | *wissēdīdiz | |||
| 1st plural | *wissēdum | *wissēdīm | |||
| 2nd plural | *wissēdud | *wissēdīd | |||
| 3rd plural | *wissēdun | *wissēdīn | |||
| present | past | ||||
| participles | *witandz | *wissaz | |||