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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahsijan

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 Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną. Equivalent to *wahs (“wax”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wahsijan

  1. to wax, cover with wax

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wahsijan
1st sg. past *wahsidā
Infinitive *wahsijan
Genitive infin. *wahsijannjas
Dative infin. *wahsijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wahsijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wahsiju *wahsidā
2nd singular *wahsisi *wahsidēs, *wahsidōs
3rd singular *wahsiþi *wahsidē, *wahsidā
1st plural *wahsijum *wahsidum
2nd plural *wahsiþ *wahsidud
3rd plural *wahsijanþ *wahsidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wahsijē *wahsidī
2nd singular *wahsijēs *wahsidī
3rd singular *wahsijē *wahsidī
1st plural *wahsijēm *wahsidīm
2nd plural *wahsijēþ *wahsidīd
3rd plural *wahsijēn *wahsidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wahsi
Plural *wahsiþ
Present Past
Participle *wahsijandī *wahsid

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: wexa
  • Old Saxon: wahsian
  • Old Dutch: *wahsen
  • Old High German: *wahsen
    • Middle High German: wichsen
    • ⇒ Old High German: giwahsen
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