Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāan

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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 *wēaną.

Verb[edit]

*wāan[1]

  1. to blow (of wind)

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 7d
Infinitive *wāan
1st sg. past *wē
3rd pl. past *wēun
Past ptcple *wāan
Infinitive *wāan
Genitive infin. *wāannjas
Dative infin. *wāannjē
Instrum. infin. *wāannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wāu *wē
2nd singular *wāiʀi *wēī
3rd singular *wāidi *wē
1st plural *wāum *wēum
2nd plural *wāid *wēud
3rd plural *wāand *wēun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wāē *wēī
2nd singular *wāēs *wēī
3rd singular *wāē *wēī
1st plural *wāēm *wēīm
2nd plural *wāēþ *wēīd
3rd plural *wāēn *wēīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wā
Plural *wāid
Present Past
Participle *wāandī *wāan

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Descendants[edit]

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 151:PWGmc *wāan