Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witaną

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“to have seen, known”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*witaną

  1. to know

Usage notes

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This verb was probably used with facts and pieces of information, and likely had a meaning not unlike "to be aware of". For the verb associated with knowing how to do something as well as being familiar with people, places, concepts, skills and such, see *kunnaną.

Inflection

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Conjugation of *witaną (preterite-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wait *witį̄ — — —
2nd singular *waist *witīz — — —
3rd singular *wait *witī — — —
1st dual *witū *witīw — — —
2nd dual *witudiz *witīdiz — — —
1st plural *witum *witīm — — —
2nd plural *witud *witīd — — —
3rd plural *witun *witīn — — —
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wissǭ *wissēdį̄
2nd singular *wissēz *wissēdīz
3rd singular *wissē *wissēdī
1st dual *wissēdū *wissēdīw
2nd dual *wissēdudiz *wissēdīdiz
1st plural *wissēdum *wissēdīm
2nd plural *wissēdud *wissēdīd
3rd plural *wissēdun *wissēdīn
present past
participles *witandz *wissaz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*witan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 589
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