wonen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wōnen, from Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoːnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wo‧nen
• Rhymes: -oːnən

Verb

wonen

1. (intransitive) to live (in a certain place)

Inflection

Inflection of wonen (weak)
infinitive	wonen
past singular	woonde
past participle	gewoond
infinitive	wonen
gerund	wonen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	woon	woonde
2nd person sing. (jij)	woont	woonde
2nd person sing. (u)	woont	woonde
2nd person sing. (gij)	woont	woonde
3rd person singular	woont	woonde
plural	wonen	woonden
subjunctive sing.1	wone	woonde
subjunctive plur.1	wonen	woonden
imperative sing.	woon
imperative plur.1	woont
participles	wonend	gewoond
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• bewonen
• bijwonen
• inwonen
• scheefwonen
• uitwonen
• woning
• woonachtig
• woonbaar
• woongemeenschap
• woongenot
• woonhuis
• woonkamer
• woonzaam

Descendants

• Afrikaans: woon
• Jersey Dutch: wône
• Negerhollands: woon, won, wun

Anagrams

• wonne

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną.

Verb

wōnen

1. to live, to have a home
2. to remain, to dwell

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: wonen
• Limburgish: woeane, wónne

Further reading

• “wonen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wonen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wunian (“to dwell, be accustomed to”).

Verb

wonen (third-person singular simple present woneth, present participle wonende, wonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle woned)

1. to abide, to dwell
   • c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:

     Therin wonneth a wyght that Wronge is Ihote / Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother

     Therein dwells a creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. / Adam and Eve he egged to ill, / Counselled Cain to kill his brother

Descendants

• English: wone