Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wandōną

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (to turn, wind, braid), analyzable as *wandaz (fluctuating, difficult) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑn.dɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wandōną

  1. to turn aside; veer; change

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wandō *wandǭ *wandōi ?
2nd singular *wandōsi *wandōs *wandō *wandōsai *wandōsau
3rd singular *wandōþi *wandō *wandōþau *wandōþai *wandōþau
1st dual *wandōs *wandōw
2nd dual *wandōþiz *wandōþiz *wandōþiz
1st plural *wandōmaz *wandōm *wandōnþai *wandōnþau
2nd plural *wandōþ *wandōþ *wandōþ *wandōnþai *wandōnþau
3rd plural *wandōnþi *wandōn *wandōnþau *wandōnþai *wandōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wandōdǭ *wandōdēdį̄
2nd singular *wandōdēz *wandōdēdīz
3rd singular *wandōdē *wandōdēdī
1st dual *wandōdēdū *wandōdēdīw
2nd dual *wandōdēdudiz *wandōdēdīdiz
1st plural *wandōdēdum *wandōdēdīm
2nd plural *wandōdēdud *wandōdēdīd
3rd plural *wandōdēdun *wandōdēdīn
present past
participles *wandōndz *wandōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wandōn
    • Old English: wandian
    • Old Saxon: *wandōn
      • Middle Low German: *wandinge
        • Middle Low German: sunnenwandinge
    • Old Dutch: *wandon
    • Old High German: wantōn
  • Old Norse: vanda

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wandōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 446