Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiskijaną

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

From *wiskaz (bundle of hay/straw, wisp) +‎ *-janą. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

*wiskijaną

  1. to sweep
  2. to sweep away, to clean
  3. to erase

Inflection

Conjugation of *wiskijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wiskijō *wiskijaų *wiskijai ?
2nd singular *wiskīsi *wiskijais *wiskī *wiskijasai *wiskijaisau
3rd singular *wiskīþi *wiskijai *wiskijaþau *wiskijaþai *wiskijaiþau
1st dual *wiskijōs *wiskijaiw
2nd dual *wiskijaþiz *wiskijaiþiz *wiskijaþiz
1st plural *wiskijamaz *wiskijaim *wiskijanþai *wiskijainþau
2nd plural *wiskīþ *wiskijaiþ *wiskīþ *wiskijanþai *wiskijainþau
3rd plural *wiskijanþi *wiskijain *wiskijanþau *wiskijanþai *wiskijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wiskidǭ *wiskidēdį̄
2nd singular *wiskidēz *wiskidēdīz
3rd singular *wiskidē *wiskidēdī
1st dual *wiskidēdū *wiskidēdīw
2nd dual *wiskidēdudiz *wiskidēdīdiz
1st plural *wiskidēdum *wiskidēdīm
2nd plural *wiskidēdud *wiskidēdīd
3rd plural *wiskidēdun *wiskidēdīn
present past
participles *wiskijandz *wiskidaz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *wiskian
  • Old Dutch: *wisken
  • Old High German: wisken
  • Old Norse: *viska (or possibly the descendants are loaned from West Germanic)
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *pühkidäk