Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waikwijaną

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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

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Etymology

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From *waikwaz (“weak”) +‎ *-janą or *wīkwaną (“to yield, to fold”) +‎ *-janą, which would make the original sense of this word 'to cause to yield'.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯.kʷi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*waikwijaną

  1. to make weak, to weaken, to soften

Inflection

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Conjugation of *waikwijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waikwijō *waikwijaų — *waikwijai ?
2nd singular *waikwīsi *waikwijais *waikwī *waikwijasai *waikwijaisau
3rd singular *waikwīþi *waikwijai *waikwijaþau *waikwijaþai *waikwijaiþau
1st dual *waikwijōs *waikwijaiw — — —
2nd dual *waikwijaþiz *waikwijaiþiz *waikwijaþiz — —
1st plural *waikwijamaz *waikwijaim — *waikwijanþai *waikwijainþau
2nd plural *waikwīþ *waikwijaiþ *waikwīþ *waikwijanþai *waikwijainþau
3rd plural *waikwijanþi *waikwijain *waikwijanþau *waikwijanþai *waikwijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waikwidǭ *waikwidēdį̄
2nd singular *waikwidēz *waikwidēdīz
3rd singular *waikwidē *waikwidēdī
1st dual *waikwidēdū *waikwidēdīw
2nd dual *waikwidēdudiz *waikwidēdīdiz
1st plural *waikwidēdum *waikwidēdīm
2nd plural *waikwidēdud *waikwidēdīd
3rd plural *waikwidēdun *waikwidēdīn
present past
participles *waikwijandz *waikwidaz

Descendants

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