Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/etan

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 *etaną.

    Verb

    *etan

    1. to eat
      Synonym: *mōsijan

    Inflection

    Strong class 5
    Infinitive etan
    1st sg. past āt
    3rd pl. past ātun
    Past ptcple etan
    Infinitive etan
    Genitive infin. etannjas
    Dative infin. etannjē
    Instrum. infin. etannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular etu āt
    2nd singular itiʀi ātī
    3rd singular itidi āt
    1st plural etum ātum
    2nd plural itid ātud
    3rd plural etand ātun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular etē ātī
    2nd singular etēs ātī
    3rd singular etē ātī
    1st plural etēm ātīm
    2nd plural etēþ ātīd
    3rd plural etēn ātīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular et
    Plural itid
    Present Past
    Participle etandī etan

    Derived terms

    Descendants