Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/anstijan

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anstijaną, equivalent to *ansti (“favour, affection”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*anstijan

1. to like, appreciate
2. to rejoice

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*anstijan
1st sg. past	*anstidā
Infinitive	*anstijan
Genitive infin.	*anstijannjas
Dative infin.	*anstijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*anstijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*anstiju	*anstidā
2nd singular	*anstisi	*anstidēs, *anstidōs
3rd singular	*anstiþi	*anstidē, *anstidā
1st plural	*anstijum	*anstidum
2nd plural	*anstiþ	*anstidud
3rd plural	*anstijanþ	*anstidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*anstijē	*anstidī
2nd singular	*anstijēs	*anstidī
3rd singular	*anstijē	*anstidī
1st plural	*anstijēm	*anstidīm
2nd plural	*anstijēþ	*anstidīd
3rd plural	*anstijēn	*anstidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*ansti
Plural	*anstiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*anstijandī	*anstid

Descendants

• Old English: ēstan, œ̄stan
• Old High German: *ensten
  • Middle High German: ensten