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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlītaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *wleyd(ʰ)- or *wleyt-. Further etymology uncertain, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wlītaną[1][2]

  1. to see, look

Inflection
Conjugation of *wlītaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wlītō*wlītaų—*wlītai ?
2nd singular *wlītizi*wlītaiz*wlīt*wlītazai*wlītaizau
3rd singular *wlītidi*wlītai*wlītadau*wlītadai*wlītaidau
1st dual *wlītōz*wlītaiw———
2nd dual *wlītadiz*wlītaidiz*wlītadiz——
1st plural *wlītamaz*wlītaim—*wlītandai*wlītaindau
2nd plural *wlītid*wlītaid*wlītid*wlītandai*wlītaindau
3rd plural *wlītandi*wlītain*wlītandau*wlītandai*wlītaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wlait*wlitį̄
2nd singular *wlaist*wlitīz
3rd singular *wlait*wlitī
1st dual *wlitū*wlitīw
2nd dual *wlitudiz*wlitīdiz
1st plural *wlitum*wlitīm
2nd plural *wlitud*wlitīd
3rd plural *wlitun*wlitīn
present past
participles *wlītandz*wlitanaz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wlītan
    • Old English: wlītan
      • → English: wlite (revived)
  • Old Norse: líta

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wlītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 591
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wlītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
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