Reconstruction:Old Dutch/witheron

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþrōn. Equivalent to wither (“against”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*witheron

  1. to oppose
  2. to resist

Inflection

Conjugation of *witheron (weak class 2)
infinitive *witheron
indicative present past
1st person singular *withero, *witheron *witheroda
2nd person singular *witheros *witherodos
3rd person singular *witherot *witheroda
1st person plural *witheron *witherodon
2nd person plural *witherot *witherodot
3rd person plural *witheront *witherodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *withere *witherodi
2nd person singular *witheris *witherodis
3rd person singular *withere *witherodi
1st person plural *witherin *witherodin
2nd person plural *witherit *witherodit
3rd person plural *witherin *witherodin
imperative present
singular *withero
plural *witherot
participle present past
*witherondi *witherot, *giwitherot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: wēderen
    • >? Dutch: weren (possibly merged with the descendant of *warjan (“to ward off”))
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