Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīsōną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *wīsaz (wise) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Verb

*wīsōną[1]

  1. to visit
Inflection
Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīsō *wīsǭ *wīsōi ?
2nd singular *wīsōsi *wīsōs *wīsō *wīsōsai *wīsōsau
3rd singular *wīsōþi *wīsō *wīsōþau *wīsōþai *wīsōþau
1st dual *wīsōs *wīsōw
2nd dual *wīsōþiz *wīsōþiz *wīsōþiz
1st plural *wīsōmaz *wīsōm *wīsōnþai *wīsōnþau
2nd plural *wīsōþ *wīsōþ *wīsōþ *wīsōnþai *wīsōnþau
3rd plural *wīsōnþi *wīsōn *wīsōnþau *wīsōnþai *wīsōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīsōdǭ *wīsōdēdį̄
2nd singular *wīsōdēz *wīsōdēdīz
3rd singular *wīsōdē *wīsōdēdī
1st dual *wīsōdēdū *wīsōdēdīw
2nd dual *wīsōdēdudiz *wīsōdēdīdiz
1st plural *wīsōdēdum *wīsōdēdīm
2nd plural *wīsōdēdud *wīsōdēdīd
3rd plural *wīsōdēdun *wīsōdēdīn
present past
participles *wīsōndz *wīsōdaz
Descendants
  • Old Frisian: wīsia
  • Old Saxon: wīsōn
  • Old Dutch: wīson
  • Old High German: wīsōn
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌽 (gaweisōn)

Etymology 2

From *wīsaz (wise) +‎ *-ōną (factitive verb–forming suffix): literally “make wise”. Identical with the above.[2]

Verb

*wīsōną[2]

  1. to show, guide, direct
Inflection
Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīsō *wīsǭ *wīsōi ?
2nd singular *wīsōsi *wīsōs *wīsō *wīsōsai *wīsōsau
3rd singular *wīsōþi *wīsō *wīsōþau *wīsōþai *wīsōþau
1st dual *wīsōs *wīsōw
2nd dual *wīsōþiz *wīsōþiz *wīsōþiz
1st plural *wīsōmaz *wīsōm *wīsōnþai *wīsōnþau
2nd plural *wīsōþ *wīsōþ *wīsōþ *wīsōnþai *wīsōnþau
3rd plural *wīsōnþi *wīsōn *wīsōnþau *wīsōnþai *wīsōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīsōdǭ *wīsōdēdį̄
2nd singular *wīsōdēz *wīsōdēdīz
3rd singular *wīsōdē *wīsōdēdī
1st dual *wīsōdēdū *wīsōdēdīw
2nd dual *wīsōdēdudiz *wīsōdēdīdiz
1st plural *wīsōdēdum *wīsōdēdīm
2nd plural *wīsōdēdud *wīsōdēdīd
3rd plural *wīsōdēdun *wīsōdēdīn
present past
participles *wīsōndz *wīsōdaz
Synonyms
  • *wissijaną
Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wīsōjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wīsōjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468