Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walwijaną

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 *welw- (“to turn, wind, roll”), from *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Latin volvō (“roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑl.wi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*walwijaną

1. to roll

Inflection

Conjugation of *walwijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*walwijō	*walwijaų	—	*walwijai	?
2nd singular	*walwīsi	*walwijais	*walwī	*walwijasai	*walwijaisau
3rd singular	*walwīþi	*walwijai	*walwijaþau	*walwijaþai	*walwijaiþau
1st dual	*walwijōs	*walwijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*walwijaþiz	*walwijaiþiz	*walwijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*walwijamaz	*walwijaim	—	*walwijanþai	*walwijainþau
2nd plural	*walwīþ	*walwijaiþ	*walwīþ	*walwijanþai	*walwijainþau
3rd plural	*walwijanþi	*walwijain	*walwijanþau	*walwijanþai	*walwijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*walwidǭ	*walwidēdį̄
2nd singular	*walwidēz	*walwidēdīz
3rd singular	*walwidē	*walwidēdī
1st dual	*walwidēdū	*walwidēdīw
2nd dual	*walwidēdudiz	*walwidēdīdiz
1st plural	*walwidēdum	*walwidēdīm
2nd plural	*walwidēdud	*walwidēdīd
3rd plural	*walwidēdun	*walwidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*walwijandz	*walwidaz

Related terms

• *walgōną
• *walkaną
• *walkōną
• *wallaną
• *walwisōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *walwijan
  • Old English: wielwan, wylwan, wilwan, welwan, wilwian, wilian, wiliġan, wylian, welian
    • Middle English: welwen (“to roll”)
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *walwōn
    • Old English: wealwian, wealowian, wealuwian, wealowiġan
      • Middle English: walwen
        • English: wallow
        • Scots: wallow
• Gothic: *𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*walwjan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (atwalwjan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (afwalwjan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (faurwalwjan)
• →? Proto-Finnic: *valvadak (see there for further descendants)