Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weltaną

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 *welH- (to turn, to wind).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwel.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*weltaną[1]

  1. to roll, toss
  2. to turn

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *weltō *weltaų *weltai ?
2nd singular *wiltizi *weltaiz *welt *weltazai *weltaizau
3rd singular *wiltidi *weltai *weltadau *weltadai *weltaidau
1st dual *weltōz *weltaiw
2nd dual *weltadiz *weltaidiz *weltadiz
1st plural *weltamaz *weltaim *weltandai *weltaindau
2nd plural *wiltid *weltaid *wiltid *weltandai *weltaindau
3rd plural *weltandi *weltain *weltandau *weltandai *weltaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *walt *wultį̄
2nd singular *walst *wultīz
3rd singular *walt *wultī
1st dual *wultū *wultīw
2nd dual *wultudiz *wultīdiz
1st plural *wultum *wultīm
2nd plural *wultud *wultīd
3rd plural *wultun *wultīn
present past
participles *weltandz *wultanaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: velta

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*weltanan~*waltanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454