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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”) and Old Irish foídid (“send”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwai̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*waitijaną

  1. to cause to know, to show

Inflection
Conjugation of *waitijaną (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
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  • Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  • Hellquist, Elof (1922) Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎ (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag
  • Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
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