Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witāną

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 *witaną +‎ *-āną.

Verb

*witāną[1]

  1. to know
  2. to see

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *witō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *witaisi ? *witai *witāsai ?
3rd singular *witaiþi ? *witāþau *witāþai ?
1st dual *witōs ? — — —
2nd dual *witāþiz ? *witāþiz — —
1st plural *witāmaz ? — *witānþai ?
2nd plural *witaiþ ? *witaiþ *witānþai ?
3rd plural *witānþi ? *witānþau *witānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *witadǭ *witadēdį̄
2nd singular *witadēz *witadēdīz
3rd singular *witadē *witadēdī
1st dual *witadēdū *witadēdīw
2nd dual *witadēdudiz *witadēdīdiz
1st plural *witadēdum *witadēdīm
2nd plural *witadēdud *witadēdīd
3rd plural *witadēdun *witadēdīn
present past
participles *witāndz *witadaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *witēn
    • Old English: *witian
      • ⇒ Old English: biwitian
    • Old High German: *wizzēn
      • Old High German: intwizzēn, irwizzēn, unwizzēn
  • Old Norse: vita
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (witān)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*witēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 463
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