Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galtijan

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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]

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną but it's unclear why the root final -d changed into a -t. In that case equivalent to *galdī (barren, fruitless, castrated) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*galtijan

  1. to geld, castrate

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *galtijan
1st sg. past *galtidā
Infinitive *galtijan
Genitive infin. *galtijannjas
Dative infin. *galtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *galtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *galtiju *galtidā
2nd singular *galtisi *galtidēs, *galtidōs
3rd singular *galtiþi *galtidē, *galtidā
1st plural *galtijum *galtidum
2nd plural *galtiþ *galtidud
3rd plural *galtijanþ *galtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *galtijē *galtidī
2nd singular *galtijēs *galtidī
3rd singular *galtijē *galtidī
1st plural *galtijēm *galtidīm
2nd plural *galtijēþ *galtidīd
3rd plural *galtijēn *galtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *galti
Plural *galtiþ
Present Past
Participle *galtijandī *galtid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *geltian
  • Old Dutch: *gelten
  • Old High German: *gelzen