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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/anstijan

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.
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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anstijaną, equivalent to *ansti (favour, affection) + *-jan.

Verb

*anstijan

  1. to like, appreciate
  2. to rejoice

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *anstijan
1st sg. past *anstidā
Infinitive *anstijan
Genitive infin. *anstijannjas
Dative infin. *anstijannjē
Instrum. infin. *anstijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *anstiju *anstidā
2nd singular *anstisi *anstidēs, *anstidōs
3rd singular *anstiþi *anstidē, *anstidā
1st plural *anstijum *anstidum
2nd plural *anstiþ *anstidud
3rd plural *anstijanþ *anstidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *anstijē *anstidī
2nd singular *anstijēs *anstidī
3rd singular *anstijē *anstidī
1st plural *anstijēm *anstidīm
2nd plural *anstijēþ *anstidīd
3rd plural *anstijēn *anstidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ansti
Plural *anstiþ
Present Past
Participle *anstijandī *anstid

Descendants

  • Old English: ēstan, œ̄stan
  • Old High German: *ensten
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