Reconstruction:Old Dutch/skitan

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skītan.

Verb

*skītan

  1. to defecate, to shit

Inflection

Conjugation of *skītan (strong class 1)
infinitive *skītan
indicative present past
1st person singular *skīto, *skīton *skēt
2nd person singular *skītis *skiti
3rd person singular *skītit *skēt
1st person plural *skītun *skiton
2nd person plural *skītit *skitot
3rd person plural *skītunt *skiton
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *skīte *skiti
2nd person singular *skītis *skiti
3rd person singular *skīte *skiti
1st person plural *skītin *skitin
2nd person plural *skītit *skitit
3rd person plural *skītin *skitin
imperative present
singular *skīt
plural *skītet
participle present past
*skītandi *skitan, *giskitan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: schiten
    • Dutch: schijten
    • Limburgish: sjiete

Further reading

  • “skitan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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