-t

Meaning

1. (morpheme) forms the second and third person singular of the present tense
2. (morpheme) forms the gij - form in both present and past tense
3. (archaic, morpheme) forms the plural form of the imperative

Concepts

-est

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -t, -et from Old Dutch -it, -et, -ot a merger of the following historical inflectional suffixes:
# second person singular (originaly second person plural) present tense: Proto-West Germanic *-id, *-iþ, *-ōþ *-ēþ, from Proto-Germanic *-id, *-iþ, *-ōþ, *-aiþ.
# second person singular (originaly second person plural) past tense forms of gij: Proto-West Germanic *-ud, from Proto-Germanic *-ud
# third person singular present tense: Proto-West Germanic *-idi, *-iþi, *-ōþ *-ēþ, from Proto-Germanic *-idi, *-iþi, *-ōþi, *-aiþi.
# the plural form of the imperative: Proto-West Germanic *-id, *-iþ, *-ōþ *-ēþ, from Proto-Germanic *-id, *-iþ, *-ōþ, *-aiþ.