Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/plattjan

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

Etymology

From *plat (“flat”) +‎ *-jan. Doublet of *flattjan.

Verb

*plattjan

to flatten, to make flat

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*plattjan
1st sg. past	*plattā
Infinitive	*plattjan
Genitive infin.	*plattjannjas
Dative infin.	*plattjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*plattjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*plattju	*plattā
2nd singular	*platisi	plattēs, plattōs
3rd singular	*platiþi	plattē, plattā
1st plural	*plattjum	*plattum
2nd plural	*platiþ	*plattud
3rd plural	*plattjanþ	*plattun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*plattjē	*plattī
2nd singular	*plattjēs	*plattī
3rd singular	*plattjē	*plattī
1st plural	*plattjēm	*plattīm
2nd plural	*plattjēþ	*plattīd
3rd plural	*plattjēn	*plattīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*plati
Plural	*platiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*plattjandī	*platt

Descendants

Old English: plættan
- Middle English: platten, pletten
  - Scots: plat
  - English: plat, pat
Old Saxon: *plettian
- Middle Low German: pletten
  - → German: plätten
Old Dutch: *pletten
- Middle Dutch: pletten
  - Dutch: pletten

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