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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forēsittjan

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 *forē- + *sittjan (to sit).

Verb

*forēsittjan

  1. to sit before
  2. to preside over

Inflection

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive *forēsittjan
1st sg. past *forēsat
3rd pl. past *forēsātun
Past ptcple *forēsetan
Infinitive *forēsittjan
Genitive infin. *forēsittjannjas
Dative infin. *forēsittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *forēsittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *forēsittju *forēsat
2nd singular *forēsitiʀi *forēsātī
3rd singular *forēsitidi *forēsat
1st plural *forēsittjum *forēsātum
2nd plural *forēsitid *forēsātud
3rd plural *forēsittjand *forēsātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *forēsittjē *forēsātī
2nd singular *forēsittjēs *forēsātī
3rd singular *forēsittjē *forēsātī
1st plural *forēsittjēm *forēsātīm
2nd plural *forēsittjēþ *forēsātīd
3rd plural *forēsittjēn *forēsātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *forēsiti
Plural *forēsitid
Present Past
Participle *forēsittjandī *forēsetan

Descendants

  • Old English: foresittan
  • Old Saxon: *forasittian
    • Middle Low German: vȫrsitten
  • Old Dutch: *forasitten
  • Old High German: forasizzen
    • Middle High German: voresitzen
      • German: vorsitzen
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