Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nastijaną

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

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑs.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nastijaną

1. to bind, tie, sew

Inflection

Conjugation of *nastijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*nastijō	*nastijaų	—	*nastijai	?
2nd singular	*nastīsi	*nastijais	*nastī	*nastijasai	*nastijaisau
3rd singular	*nastīþi	*nastijai	*nastijaþau	*nastijaþai	*nastijaiþau
1st dual	*nastijōs	*nastijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*nastijaþiz	*nastijaiþiz	*nastijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*nastijamaz	*nastijaim	—	*nastijanþai	*nastijainþau
2nd plural	*nastīþ	*nastijaiþ	*nastīþ	*nastijanþai	*nastijainþau
3rd plural	*nastijanþi	*nastijain	*nastijanþau	*nastijanþai	*nastijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*nastidǭ	*nastidēdį̄
2nd singular	*nastidēz	*nastidēdīz
3rd singular	*nastidē	*nastidēdī
1st dual	*nastidēdū	*nastidēdīw
2nd dual	*nastidēdudiz	*nastidēdīdiz
1st plural	*nastidēdum	*nastidēdīm
2nd plural	*nastidēdud	*nastidēdīd
3rd plural	*nastidēdun	*nastidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*nastijandz	*nastidaz

Alternative reconstructions

• *nistijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nastijan
  • Old English: nestan
  • Old High German: *nesten
    • Middle High German: nesten
• Old Norse: nesta, nista
  • Swedish: nästa