Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uppasittjan

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *uppa- (up, above) +‎ *sittjan (to sit).

Verb edit

*uppasittjan

  1. to sit up (upon), mount

Inflection edit

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive *uppasittjan
1st sg. past *uppasat
3rd pl. past *uppasātun
Past ptcple *uppasetan
Infinitive *uppasittjan
Genitive infin. *uppasittjannjas
Dative infin. *uppasittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *uppasittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *uppasittju *uppasat
2nd singular *uppasitiʀi *uppasātī
3rd singular *uppasitidi *uppasat
1st plural *uppasittjum *uppasātum
2nd plural *uppasitid *uppasātud
3rd plural *uppasittjand *uppasātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *uppasittjē *uppasātī
2nd singular *uppasittjēs *uppasātī
3rd singular *uppasittjē *uppasātī
1st plural *uppasittjēm *uppasātīm
2nd plural *uppasittjēþ *uppasātīd
3rd plural *uppasittjēn *uppasātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *uppasiti
Plural *uppasitid
Present Past
Participle *uppasittjandī *uppasetan

Alternative reconstructions edit

  • *uppēsittjan

Descendants edit