Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waitijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *woydéyeti, causative of *weyd- (“to see”). Equivalent to *wītaną (“to know”) +‎ *-janą. Cognate with Sanskrit वेदयति (vedayati, “announce”)[1] and Old Irish foídid (“send”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwai̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*waitijaną

  1. to cause to know, to show

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waitijō *waitijaų — *waitijai ?
2nd singular *waitīsi *waitijais *waitī *waitijasai *waitijaisau
3rd singular *waitīþi *waitijai *waitijaþau *waitijaþai *waitijaiþau
1st dual *waitijōs *waitijaiw — — —
2nd dual *waitijaþiz *waitijaiþiz *waitijaþiz — —
1st plural *waitijamaz *waitijaim — *waitijanþai *waitijainþau
2nd plural *waitīþ *waitijaiþ *waitīþ *waitijanþai *waitijainþau
3rd plural *waitijanþi *waitijain *waitijanþau *waitijanþai *waitijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waitidǭ *waitidēdį̄
2nd singular *waitidēz *waitidēdīz
3rd singular *waitidē *waitidēdī
1st dual *waitidēdū *waitidēdīw
2nd dual *waitidēdudiz *waitidēdīdiz
1st plural *waitidēdum *waitidēdīm
2nd plural *waitidēdud *waitidēdīd
3rd plural *waitidēdun *waitidēdīn
present past
participles *waitijandz *waitidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *waitijan
    • Old Frisian: wēta (“to claim, testify”)
    • Old High German: weizen (“to show, prove”)
  • Old Norse: veita (“to give, grant”)
    • Faroese: veita (“to yield, render, give, grant, allot, allocate, assign”)
    • Icelandic: veita (“to give, grant, offer”)
    • Old Danish: vide/vede (“to give, offer, admit”)
    • Middle Norwegian: veita (“to give, promise, fulfill”)
    • Old Swedish: vēta (“to give, grant, offer”)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441

Further reading

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