Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wallaną

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-n- (to undulate), an o-grade intensive formation. Both *wallaną and e-grade *wellaną (to well up) were probably created to the archaic zero-grade present *wulaną (idem).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑl.lɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wallaną[1]

  1. to well up, spring out, bubble forth

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 7c)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wallō *wallaų *wallai ?
2nd singular *wallizi *wallaiz *wall *wallazai *wallaizau
3rd singular *wallidi *wallai *walladau *walladai *wallaidau
1st dual *wallōz *wallaiw
2nd dual *walladiz *wallaidiz *walladiz
1st plural *wallamaz *wallaim *wallandai *wallaindau
2nd plural *wallid *wallaid *wallid *wallandai *wallaindau
3rd plural *wallandi *wallain *wallandau *wallandai *wallaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wewal(l) *wewallį̄
2nd singular *wewal(l)t *wewallīz
3rd singular *wewal(l) *wewallī
1st dual *wewallū *wewallīw
2nd dual *wewalludiz *wewallīdiz
1st plural *wewallum *wewallīm
2nd plural *wewallud *wewallīd
3rd plural *wewallun *wewallīn
present past
participles *wallandz *wallanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wallan
    • Old English: wallan, weallan
    • Old Frisian: walla
      • (West Frisian: wâlje)
    • Old Saxon: wallan
    • Old Dutch: wallan
    • Old High German: wallan

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wallan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 571