Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wunāną

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 Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish; desire; love”).

Verb

*wunāną

1. To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy
2. To be accustomed (to)
3. To remain, dwell, live, reside

Inflection

Conjugation of *wunāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wunō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*wunaisi	?	*wunai	*wunāsai	?
3rd singular	*wunaiþi	?	*wunāþau	*wunāþai	?
1st dual	*wunōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wunāþiz	?	*wunāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wunāmaz	?	—	*wunānþai	?
2nd plural	*wunaiþ	?	*wunaiþ	*wunānþai	?
3rd plural	*wunānþi	?	*wunānþau	*wunānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wunadǭ	*wunadēdį̄
2nd singular	*wunadēz	*wunadēdīz
3rd singular	*wunadē	*wunadēdī
1st dual	*wunadēdū	*wunadēdīw
2nd dual	*wunadēdudiz	*wunadēdīdiz
1st plural	*wunadēdum	*wunadēdīm
2nd plural	*wunadēdud	*wunadēdīd
3rd plural	*wunadēdun	*wunadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wunāndz	*wunadaz

Related terms

• *wanjaną
• *wunjō
• *wunô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wunēn
  • Old English: wunian
    • Middle English: wunien, wunen, wonen
      • English: won, wone
      • Scots: won, wone
  • Old Frisian: wunia, wonia, wenja
    • Saterland Frisian: woonje
    • West Frisian: wenje
  • Old Saxon: wunōn, wonōn, wonon
    • Middle Low German: wōnen
      • German Low German: wohnen
      • Low German: wanen
  • Old Dutch: wonon
    • Middle Dutch: wōnen
      • Dutch: wonen
      • Limburgish: woeane, wónne
  • Old High German: wonēn
    • Middle High German: wonen
      • German: wohnen
      • Hunsrik: wohne
• Old Norse: una
  • Icelandic: una
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: una
• Gothic: *𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*wunān)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unwunānds)