Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wraistijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to turn; wrap; bind”), an extended form of *wer- (“to bend; turn”). Related to Proto-Germanic *wristuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwrɑi̯s.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wraistijaną

1. to wrest, twist, turn

Inflection

Conjugation of *wraistijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wraistijō	*wraistijaų	—	*wraistijai	?
2nd singular	*wraistīsi	*wraistijais	*wraistī	*wraistijasai	*wraistijaisau
3rd singular	*wraistīþi	*wraistijai	*wraistijaþau	*wraistijaþai	*wraistijaiþau
1st dual	*wraistijōs	*wraistijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wraistijaþiz	*wraistijaiþiz	*wraistijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wraistijamaz	*wraistijaim	—	*wraistijanþai	*wraistijainþau
2nd plural	*wraistīþ	*wraistijaiþ	*wraistīþ	*wraistijanþai	*wraistijainþau
3rd plural	*wraistijanþi	*wraistijain	*wraistijanþau	*wraistijanþai	*wraistijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wraistidǭ	*wraistidēdį̄
2nd singular	*wraistidēz	*wraistidēdīz
3rd singular	*wraistidē	*wraistidēdī
1st dual	*wraistidēdū	*wraistidēdīw
2nd dual	*wraistidēdudiz	*wraistidēdīdiz
1st plural	*wraistidēdum	*wraistidēdīm
2nd plural	*wraistidēdud	*wraistidēdīd
3rd plural	*wraistidēdun	*wraistidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wraistijandz	*wraistidaz

Related terms

• *wrīhaną
• *wrīþaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wraistijan
  • Old English: wrǣstan
    • Middle English: wresten, wrasten, wræsten
      • English: wrest
• Old Norse: reista, *vreista
  • Danish: vriste
  • Norwegian: vriste