Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwītijan

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 *hwītijaną. Equivalent to *hwīt (“white”) +‎ *-jan

Verb

*hwītijan

  1. to make white, whiten

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hwītijan
1st sg. past *hwītidā
Infinitive *hwītijan
Genitive infin. *hwītijannjas
Dative infin. *hwītijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hwītijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hwītiju *hwītidā
2nd singular *hwītisi *hwītidēs, *hwītidōs
3rd singular *hwītiþi *hwītidē, *hwītidā
1st plural *hwītijum *hwītidum
2nd plural *hwītiþ *hwītidud
3rd plural *hwītijanþ *hwītidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hwītijē *hwītidī
2nd singular *hwītijēs *hwītidī
3rd singular *hwītijē *hwītidī
1st plural *hwītijēm *hwītidīm
2nd plural *hwītijēþ *hwītidīd
3rd plural *hwītijēn *hwītidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hwīti
Plural *hwītiþ
Present Past
Participle *hwītijandī *hwītid

Descendants

  • Old English: hwītan
  • Old Saxon: *hwītian
  • Old Dutch: *wīten
  • Old High German: wīzen
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