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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīdijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *wīdaz (“wide”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wīdijaną[1]

  1. to widen

Inflection
Conjugation of *wīdijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīdijō*wīdijaų—*wīdijai ?
2nd singular *wīdīsi*wīdijais*wīdī*wīdijasai*wīdijaisau
3rd singular *wīdīþi*wīdijai*wīdijaþau*wīdijaþai*wīdijaiþau
1st dual *wīdijōs*wīdijaiw———
2nd dual *wīdijaþiz*wīdijaiþiz*wīdijaþiz——
1st plural *wīdijamaz*wīdijaim—*wīdijanþai*wīdijainþau
2nd plural *wīdīþ*wīdijaiþ*wīdīþ*wīdijanþai*wīdijainþau
3rd plural *wīdijanþi*wīdijain*wīdijanþau*wīdijanþai*wīdijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīdidǭ*wīdidēdį̄
2nd singular *wīdidēz*wīdidēdīz
3rd singular *wīdidē*wīdidēdī
1st dual *wīdidēdū*wīdidēdīw
2nd dual *wīdidēdudiz*wīdidēdīdiz
1st plural *wīdidēdum*wīdidēdīm
2nd plural *wīdidēdud*wīdidēdīd
3rd plural *wīdidēdun*wīdidēdīn
present past
participles *wīdijandz*wīdidaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wīdijan
    • Old English: *wīdan
    • Old Saxon: *wīdian
    • Old Dutch: *wīden
    • Old High German: wīten
  • Old Norse: víða

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīdjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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