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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwattjan

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 *hwatjaną.

Verb

*hwattjan

  1. to sharpen, whet

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hwattjan
1st sg. past *hwattā
Infinitive *hwattjan
Genitive infin. *hwattjannjas
Dative infin. *hwattjannjē
Instrum. infin. *hwattjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hwattju *hwattā
2nd singular *hwatisi *hwattēs, *hwattōs
3rd singular *hwatiþi *hwattē, *hwattā
1st plural *hwattjum *hwattum
2nd plural *hwatiþ *hwattud
3rd plural *hwattjanþ *hwattun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hwattjē *hwattī
2nd singular *hwattjēs *hwattī
3rd singular *hwattjē *hwattī
1st plural *hwattjēm *hwattīm
2nd plural *hwattjēþ *hwattīd
3rd plural *hwattjēn *hwattīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hwati
Plural *hwatiþ
Present Past
Participle *hwattjandī *hwatt

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: hwettan
  • Old Frisian: *hwetta; *hwettia
    • Saterland Frisian: wätje
    • West Frisian: hwetsje, hotsje
  • Old Saxon: *hwettian
  • Old Dutch: *wetten
  • Old High German: hwezzen, wezzen
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