Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nahtēn

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 *nahtāną. Equivalent to *naht (“night”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*nahtēn

  1. to become night

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *nahtēn
1st sg. past *naht?dā
Infinitive *nahtēn
Genitive infin. *nahtēnijas
Dative infin. *nahtēnijē
Instrum. infin. *nahtēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *nahtē *naht?dā
2nd singular *nahtēs *naht?dēs, *naht?dēs
3rd singular *nahtēþ *naht?dē, *naht?dā
1st plural *nahtēm *naht?dum
2nd plural *nahtēþ *naht?dud
3rd plural *nahtēnþ *naht?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *nahtē *naht?dī
2nd singular *nahtēs *naht?dī
3rd singular *nahtē *naht?dī
1st plural *nahtēm *naht?dīm
2nd plural *nahtēþ *naht?dīd
3rd plural *nahtēn *naht?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *nahtē
Plural *nahtēþ
Present Past
Participle *nahtēndī *naht?d

Alternative reconstructions

  • *nahtōn

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *neahtian, *nihtian
  • Old Frisian: *nachtia
    • Saterland Frisian: noachtje
    • West Frisian: nachtsje
  • Old Saxon: *nahtōn
  • Old Dutch: *nahton
    • Middle Dutch: *nachten
      • Dutch: nachten (scarcely attested in early modern Dutch)
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: benachten
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: vernachten
  • Old High German: nahtēn
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