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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/paþþjan

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 *paþ (“path”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*paþþjan[1]

  1. to step on
  2. to traverse

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *paþþjan
1st sg. past *paþidā
Infinitive *paþþjan
Genitive infin. *paþþjannjas
Dative infin. *paþþjannjē
Instrum. infin. *paþþjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *paþþju *paþidā
2nd singular *paþisi *paþidēs, *paþidōs
3rd singular *paþiþi *paþidē, *paþidā
1st plural *paþþjum *paþidum
2nd plural *paþiþ *paþidud
3rd plural *paþþjanþ *paþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *paþþjē *paþidī
2nd singular *paþþjēs *paþidī
3rd singular *paþþjē *paþidī
1st plural *paþþjēm *paþidīm
2nd plural *paþþjēþ *paþidīd
3rd plural *paþþjēn *paþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *paþi
Plural *paþiþ
Present Past
Participle *paþþjandī *paþid

Descendants
  • Old English: pæþþan, peþþan
  • Old Saxon: *peþþian
    • Middle Low German: pedden
      • Low German: pedden
  • Old High German: *pfeden
    • Middle High German: pfeden

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*paþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 396: “*paþjan-”
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