Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwainōn

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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 *kwainōną.

Verb[edit]

*kwainōn[1]

  1. to lament

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *kwainōn
1st sg. past *kwainōdā
Infinitive *kwainōn
Genitive infin. *kwainōnijas
Dative infin. *kwainōnijē
Instrum. infin. *kwainōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kwainō *kwainōdā
2nd singular *kwainōs *kwainōdēs, *kwainōdōs
3rd singular *kwainōþ *kwainōdē, *kwainōdā
1st plural *kwainōm *kwainōdum
2nd plural *kwainōþ *kwainōdud
3rd plural *kwainōnþ *kwainōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kwainō *kwainōdī
2nd singular *kwainōs *kwainōdī
3rd singular *kwainō *kwainōdī
1st plural *kwainōm *kwainōdīm
2nd plural *kwainōþ *kwainōdīd
3rd plural *kwainōn *kwainōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kwainō
Plural *kwainōþ
Present Past
Participle *kwainōndī *kwainōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: cwānian

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 50:PWGmc *kwainōn