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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahtwēn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahtwijaną. Equivalent to *wahtu + *-ēn.

Verb

*wahtwēn

  1. to keep watch

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *wahtwēn
1st sg. past *wahtw?dā
Infinitive *wahtwēn
Genitive infin. *wahtwēnijas
Dative infin. *wahtwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *wahtwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wahtwē *wahtw?dā
2nd singular *wahtwēs *wahtw?dēs, *wahtw?dēs
3rd singular *wahtwēþ *wahtw?dē, *wahtw?dā
1st plural *wahtwēm *wahtw?dum
2nd plural *wahtwēþ *wahtw?dud
3rd plural *wahtwēnþ *wahtw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wahtwē *wahtw?dī
2nd singular *wahtwēs *wahtw?dī
3rd singular *wahtwē *wahtw?dī
1st plural *wahtwēm *wahtw?dīm
2nd plural *wahtwēþ *wahtw?dīd
3rd plural *wahtwēn *wahtw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wahtwē
Plural *wahtwēþ
Present Past
Participle *wahtwēndī *wahtw?d

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: wachtia
    • North Frisian: wachtje
    • Saterland Frisian: wachtje
    • West Frisian: wachtje, wachtsje
  • Old Saxon: *wahtōn
  • Old Dutch: *wahton
  • Old High German: wahtēn
  • Medieval Latin: wactō, gaitō, guaitō, guaytō (see there for further descendants)
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