Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gasitjaną

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 *ga- +‎ *sitjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣɑˈsit.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gasitjaną

  1. to sit down, take a seat

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 5 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gasitjō *gasitjaų *gasitjai ?
2nd singular *gasitisi *gasitjais *gasiti *gasitjasai *gasitjaisau
3rd singular *gasitiþi *gasitjai *gasitjaþau *gasitjaþai *gasitjaiþau
1st dual *gasitjōs *gasitjaiw
2nd dual *gasitjaþiz *gasitjaiþiz *gasitjaþiz
1st plural *gasitjamaz *gasitjaim *gasitjanþai *gasitjainþau
2nd plural *gasitiþ *gasitjaiþ *gasitiþ *gasitjanþai *gasitjainþau
3rd plural *gasitjanþi *gasitjain *gasitjanþau *gasitjanþai *gasitjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gasat *gasētį̄
2nd singular *gasast *gasētīz
3rd singular *gasat *gasētī
1st dual *gasētū *gasētīw
2nd dual *gasētudiz *gasētīdiz
1st plural *gasētum *gasētīm
2nd plural *gasētud *gasētīd
3rd plural *gasētun *gasētīn
present past
participles *gasitjandz *gasetanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gasittjan
    • Old English: gesittan
      • Middle English: isitten
    • Old Saxon: gisittian
    • Old Dutch: gisitten
      • Middle Dutch: gesitten
        • Dutch: gezitten (obsolete)
    • Old High German: gisizzen
      • Middle High German: gesitzen
        • German: gesitzen (archaic)
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasitan)