Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwisprōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *hwis- (“to hiss”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Latin quiritō (“scream, screech, shriek, squall”).

Verb

*hwisprōną

  1. to whistle, hiss, whisper
    Synonyms: *hwīskrōną, *hwisplōną

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwisprō *hwisprǭ — *hwisprōi ?
2nd singular *hwisprōsi *hwisprōs *hwisprō *hwisprōsai *hwisprōsau
3rd singular *hwisprōþi *hwisprō *hwisprōþau *hwisprōþai *hwisprōþau
1st dual *hwisprōs *hwisprōw — — —
2nd dual *hwisprōþiz *hwisprōþiz *hwisprōþiz — —
1st plural *hwisprōmaz *hwisprōm — *hwisprōnþai *hwisprōnþau
2nd plural *hwisprōþ *hwisprōþ *hwisprōþ *hwisprōnþai *hwisprōnþau
3rd plural *hwisprōnþi *hwisprōn *hwisprōnþau *hwisprōnþai *hwisprōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwisprōdǭ *hwisprōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hwisprōdēz *hwisprōdēdīz
3rd singular *hwisprōdē *hwisprōdēdī
1st dual *hwisprōdēdū *hwisprōdēdīw
2nd dual *hwisprōdēdudiz *hwisprōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hwisprōdēdum *hwisprōdēdīm
2nd plural *hwisprōdēdud *hwisprōdēdīd
3rd plural *hwisprōdēdun *hwisprōdēdīn
present past
participles *hwisprōndz *hwisprōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwisprōn
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