Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wallōną

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 Pre-Germanic *wolH-néh₂- from *welH- (to turn, coil). An iterative verb related to strong verb *wellaną (to roll, toss).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑl.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wallōną[1]

  1. to roll, turn
  2. to wander, stroll

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *wall- against non-singular *wal-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wallō *wallǭ *wallōi ?
2nd singular *wallōsi *wallōs *wallō *wallōsai *wallōsau
3rd singular *wallōþi *wallō *wallōþau *wallōþai *wallōþau
1st dual *wallōs *wallōw
2nd dual *wallōþiz *wallōþiz *wallōþiz
1st plural *wallōmaz *wallōm *wallōnþai *wallōnþau
2nd plural *wallōþ *wallōþ *wallōþ *wallōnþai *wallōnþau
3rd plural *wallōnþi *wallōn *wallōnþau *wallōnþai *wallōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wallōdǭ *wallōdēdį̄
2nd singular *wallōdēz *wallōdēdīz
3rd singular *wallōdē *wallōdēdī
1st dual *wallōdēdū *wallōdēdīw
2nd dual *wallōdēdudiz *wallōdēdīdiz
1st plural *wallōdēdum *wallōdēdīm
2nd plural *wallōdēdud *wallōdēdīd
3rd plural *wallōdēdun *wallōdēdīn
present past
participles *wallōndz *wallōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wallōn
    • Old English: weallian
    • Old Saxon: *wallōn
    • Old Dutch: *wallon
    • Old High German: wallōn

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wal(l)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 571