Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gauwjan

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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.
This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.

Verb[edit]

*gauwjan

  1. to shout, scream, yell

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gauwjan
1st sg. past *gawidā
Infinitive *gauwjan
Genitive infin. *gauwjannjas
Dative infin. *gauwjannjē
Instrum. infin. *gauwjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gauwju *gawidā
2nd singular *gawisi *gawidēs, *gawidōs
3rd singular *gawiþi *gawidē, *gawidā
1st plural *gauwjum *gawidum
2nd plural *gawiþ *gawidud
3rd plural *gauwjanþ *gawidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gauwjē *gawidī
2nd singular *gauwjēs *gawidī
3rd singular *gauwjē *gawidī
1st plural *gauwjēm *gawidīm
2nd plural *gauwjēþ *gawidīd
3rd plural *gauwjēn *gawidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gawi
Plural *gawiþ
Present Past
Participle *gauwjandī *gawid

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *gauijan

Descendants[edit]