Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wardijan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wardijaną. Originally a causative verb to the strong verb *werþan.

Verb[edit]

*wardijan

  1. to destroy, ruin

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wardijan
1st sg. past *wardidā
Infinitive *wardijan
Genitive infin. *wardijannjas
Dative infin. *wardijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wardijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wardiju *wardidā
2nd singular *wardisi *wardidēs, *wardidōs
3rd singular *wardiþi *wardidē, *wardidā
1st plural *wardijum *wardidum
2nd plural *wardiþ *wardidud
3rd plural *wardijanþ *wardidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wardijē *wardidī
2nd singular *wardijēs *wardidī
3rd singular *wardijē *wardidī
1st plural *wardijēm *wardidīm
2nd plural *wardijēþ *wardidīd
3rd plural *wardijēn *wardidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wardi
Plural *wardiþ
Present Past
Participle *wardijandī *wardid

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: wierdan, wyrdan, wirdan
  • Old Frisian: werda
  • Old High German: werten