Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ābanþēn

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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.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ēbanþāną. Equivalent to *ābanþ (evening) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb[edit]

*ābanþēn

  1. to become evening

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *ābanþēn
1st sg. past *ābanþ?dā
Infinitive *ābanþēn
Genitive infin. *ābanþēnijas
Dative infin. *ābanþēnijē
Instrum. infin. *ābanþēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ābanþē *ābanþ?dā
2nd singular *ābanþēs *ābanþ?dēs, *ābanþ?dēs
3rd singular *ābanþēþ *ābanþ?dē, *ābanþ?dā
1st plural *ābanþēm *ābanþ?dum
2nd plural *ābanþēþ *ābanþ?dud
3rd plural *ābanþēnþ *ābanþ?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ābanþē *ābanþ?dī
2nd singular *ābanþēs *ābanþ?dī
3rd singular *ābanþē *ābanþ?dī
1st plural *ābanþēm *ābanþ?dīm
2nd plural *ābanþēþ *ābanþ?dīd
3rd plural *ābanþēn *ābanþ?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ābanþē
Plural *ābanþēþ
Present Past
Participle *ābanþēndī *ābanþ?d

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ǣfnian, ǣfenian
  • Old Dutch: *avondon
  • Old High German: abandēn