Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīpan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīpaną.

Verb

*wīpan

1. to wind, wrap

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*wīpan
1st sg. past	*waip
3rd pl. past	*wipun
Past ptcple	*wipan
Infinitive	*wīpan
Genitive infin.	*wīpannjas
Dative infin.	*wīpannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wīpannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīpu	*waip
2nd singular	*wīpiʀi	*wipī
3rd singular	*wīpidi	*waip
1st plural	*wīpum	*wipum
2nd plural	*wīpid	*wipud
3rd plural	*wīpand	*wipun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīpē	*wipī
2nd singular	*wīpēs	*wipī
3rd singular	*wīpē	*wipī
1st plural	*wīpēm	*wipīm
2nd plural	*wīpēþ	*wipīd
3rd plural	*wīpēn	*wipīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wīp
Plural	*wīpid
	Present	Past
Participle	*wīpandī	*wipan

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *wīpan
  • Middle Dutch: wîpen
    • Dutch: wijpen, wiepen
• Old High German: *wīfan
  • Middle High German: wīfen
  • ⇒ Old High German: *biwīfan
    • Old High German: biwifan (“unlucky, damned”, past participle)
• → Old French: guiper
  • Middle French: guiper
    • ⇒ Middle French: ghippure
      • French: guipure