Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisittjan
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną. Equivalent to *bi- + *sittjan (“to sit”).
Verb
edit*bisittjan
Inflection
edit| Strong class 5 j-present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bisittjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bisat | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bisātun | |
| Past ptcple | *bisetan | |
| Infinitive | *bisittjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bisittjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bisittjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bisittjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bisittju | *bisat |
| 2nd singular | *bisitiʀi | *bisātī |
| 3rd singular | *bisitidi | *bisat |
| 1st plural | *bisittjum | *bisātum |
| 2nd plural | *bisitid | *bisātud |
| 3rd plural | *bisittjand | *bisātun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bisittjē | *bisātī |
| 2nd singular | *bisittjēs | *bisātī |
| 3rd singular | *bisittjē | *bisātī |
| 1st plural | *bisittjēm | *bisātīm |
| 2nd plural | *bisittjēþ | *bisātīd |
| 3rd plural | *bisittjēn | *bisātīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bisiti | |
| Plural | *bisitid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bisittjandī | *bisetan |