Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīlōn

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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]

Borrowed from Latin vēlō (I cover, wrap, veil).

Verb[edit]

*wīlōn

  1. to veil, cover

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *wīlōn
1st sg. past *wīlōdā
Infinitive *wīlōn
Genitive infin. *wīlōnijas
Dative infin. *wīlōnijē
Instrum. infin. *wīlōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wīlō *wīlōdā
2nd singular *wīlōs *wīlōdēs, *wīlōdōs
3rd singular *wīlōþ *wīlōdē, *wīlōdā
1st plural *wīlōm *wīlōdum
2nd plural *wīlōþ *wīlōdud
3rd plural *wīlōnþ *wīlōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wīlō *wīlōdī
2nd singular *wīlōs *wīlōdī
3rd singular *wīlō *wīlōdī
1st plural *wīlōm *wīlōdīm
2nd plural *wīlōþ *wīlōdīd
3rd plural *wīlōn *wīlōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wīlō
Plural *wīlōþ
Present Past
Participle *wīlōndī *wīlōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *wīlon
  • Old Dutch: *wīlon
  • Old High German: wīlōn