Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiwahaftijan

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 *aiwahaft (lawful, real) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*aiwahaftijan

  1. to marry

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *aiwahaftijan
1st sg. past *aiwahaftidā
Infinitive *aiwahaftijan
Genitive infin. *aiwahaftijannjas
Dative infin. *aiwahaftijannjē
Instrum. infin. *aiwahaftijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *aiwahaftiju *aiwahaftidā
2nd singular *aiwahaftisi *aiwahaftidēs, *aiwahaftidōs
3rd singular *aiwahaftiþi *aiwahaftidē, *aiwahaftidā
1st plural *aiwahaftijum *aiwahaftidum
2nd plural *aiwahaftiþ *aiwahaftidud
3rd plural *aiwahaftijanþ *aiwahaftidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *aiwahaftijē *aiwahaftidī
2nd singular *aiwahaftijēs *aiwahaftidī
3rd singular *aiwahaftijē *aiwahaftidī
1st plural *aiwahaftijēm *aiwahaftidīm
2nd plural *aiwahaftijēþ *aiwahaftidīd
3rd plural *aiwahaftijēn *aiwahaftidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *aiwahafti
Plural *aiwahaftiþ
Present Past
Participle *aiwahaftijandī *aiwahaftid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *ēhaftian
  • Old Dutch: *ēhaften
  • Old High German: ēwahaften, ēohaften, ēhaften
    • Middle High German: ēhaften