Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēaną

  1. to blow (of wind)

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 7d)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēō *wēaų — *wēai ?
2nd singular *wēizi *wēaiz *wē *wēazai *wēaizau
3rd singular *wēidi *wēai *wēadau *wēadai *wēaidau
1st dual *wēōz *wēaiw — — —
2nd dual *wēadiz *wēaidiz *wēadiz — —
1st plural *wēamaz *wēaim — *wēandai *wēaindau
2nd plural *wēid *wēaid *wēid *wēandai *wēaindau
3rd plural *wēandi *wēain *wēandau *wēandai *wēaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wewō *wewōį̄
2nd singular *wewōt *wewōīz
3rd singular *wewō *wewōī
1st dual *wewōū *wewōīw
2nd dual *wewōudiz *wewōīdiz
1st plural *wewōum *wewōīm
2nd plural *wewōud *wewōīd
3rd plural *wewōun *wewōīn
present past
participles *wēandz *wēanaz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wāan
    • Old English: wāwan
    • Old Frisian: wēia, wāia
    • Old Saxon: wāian
      • Middle Low German: weien
        • Low German: weihn
    • Old Dutch: wāien
    • Old High German: wāen, wāhen
      • Middle High German: wæjen
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (waian)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wēan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 576
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