Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trettōn

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

Alternative forms

  • *tretōn
  • *tredōn
  • *treddōn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *truttōną. It replaced the zero-grade vowel -u- with the -e- of the strong verb *tredan.

Verb

*trettōn

  1. to tread, trample, trot

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *trettōn
1st sg. past *trettōdā
Infinitive *trettōn
Genitive infin. *trettōnijas
Dative infin. *trettōnijē
Instrum. infin. *trettōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *trettō *trettōdā
2nd singular *trettōs *trettōdēs, *trettōdōs
3rd singular *trettōþ *trettōdē, *trettōdā
1st plural *trettōm *trettōdum
2nd plural *trettōþ *trettōdud
3rd plural *trettōnþ *trettōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *trettō *trettōdī
2nd singular *trettōs *trettōdī
3rd singular *trettō *trettōdī
1st plural *trettōm *trettōdīm
2nd plural *trettōþ *trettōdīd
3rd plural *trettōn *trettōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *trettō
Plural *trettōþ
Present Past
Participle *trettōndī *trettōd

Descendants

  • Old English: treddian
  • Old Frisian: *treddia
  • Old Saxon: *treddōn
    • Middle Low German: tredden, trēden
  • Old Dutch: *treddon, *tretton
  • Old High German: trettōn
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