Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mastijan
Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *mast (“mast, fruits of the forest”) + *-jan.
Verb
edit*mastijan[1]
Inflection
editClass 1 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *mastijan | |
1st sg. past | *mastidā | |
Infinitive | *mastijan | |
Genitive infin. | *mastijannjas | |
Dative infin. | *mastijannjē | |
Instrum. infin. | *mastijannju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *mastiju | *mastidā |
2nd singular | *mastisi | *mastidēs, *mastidōs |
3rd singular | *mastiþi | *mastidē, *mastidā |
1st plural | *mastijum | *mastidum |
2nd plural | *mastiþ | *mastidud |
3rd plural | *mastijanþ | *mastidun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *mastijē | *mastidī |
2nd singular | *mastijēs | *mastidī |
3rd singular | *mastijē | *mastidī |
1st plural | *mastijēm | *mastidīm |
2nd plural | *mastijēþ | *mastidīd |
3rd plural | *mastijēn | *mastidīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *masti | |
Plural | *mastiþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *mastijandī | *mastid |
Descendants
edit- Old English: mæstan
- Old Saxon: *mestian
- Middle Low German: mesten
- Old Dutch: *mesten
- Old High German: *mesten