Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wedaną

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 *wedʰ- (to join).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wedaną[1][2]

  1. to join

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wedō *wedaų *wedai ?
2nd singular *widizi *wedaiz *wed *wedazai *wedaizau
3rd singular *wididi *wedai *wedadau *wedadai *wedaidau
1st dual *wedōz *wedaiw
2nd dual *wedadiz *wedaidiz *wedadiz
1st plural *wedamaz *wedaim *wedandai *wedaindau
2nd plural *widid *wedaid *widid *wedandai *wedaindau
3rd plural *wedandi *wedain *wedandau *wedandai *wedaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wad *wēdį̄
2nd singular *wast *wēdīz
3rd singular *wad *wēdī
1st dual *wēdū *wēdīw
2nd dual *wēdudiz *wēdīdiz
1st plural *wēdum *wēdīm
2nd plural *wēdud *wēdīd
3rd plural *wēdun *wēdīn
present past
participles *wedandz *wedanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old High German: wetan
  • >? Old Dutch: *wedan
    • >? Middle Dutch: wēden[3]
  • Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (inwidan)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wedan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 577
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wedanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 451
  3. ^ Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weden III”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page weden III