Reconstruction:Old Dutch/kiuwan

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• *kūwan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keuwan.

Verb

*kiuwan

1. to chew

Inflection

Conjugation of *kiuwan (strong class 2)

infinitive	*kiuwan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	*kiuwo, *kiuwon	*cōw
2nd person singular	*kiuwis, *kiuwist	*cuwi, *cuwis
3rd person singular	*kiuwit	*cōw
1st person plural	*kiuwon	*cuwun
2nd person plural	*kiuwet	*cuwut
3rd person plural	*kiuwont	*cuwun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	*kiuwe	*cuwi
2nd person singular	*kiuwes, *kiuwest	*cuwi, *cuwis
3rd person singular	*kiuwe	*cuwi
1st person plural	*kiuwen	*cuwin
2nd person plural	*kiuwet	*cuwit
3rd person plural	*kiuwen	*cuwin
imperative	present
singular	*kiuw
plural	*kiuwet
participle	present	past
	*kiuwandi	*cowan, *gicowan

Related terms

• *kouwon
  • Middle Dutch: couwen, cauwen
    • Dutch: kauwen
    • Limburgish: kówwe

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: kewen, ceuwen, cuwen