Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biwellan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *wellan (from Proto-Germanic *wellaną (“to well up, spring out, bubble forth”)).

Verb

*biwellan

  1. to pollute, stain

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive *biwellan
1st sg. past *biwall
3rd pl. past *biwullun
Past ptcple *biwollan
Infinitive *biwellan
Genitive infin. *biwellannjas
Dative infin. *biwellannjē
Instrum. infin. *biwellannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *biwellu *biwall
2nd singular *biwilliʀi *biwullī
3rd singular *biwillidi *biwall
1st plural *biwellum *biwullum
2nd plural *biwillid *biwullud
3rd plural *biwelland *biwullun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *biwellē *biwullī
2nd singular *biwellēs *biwullī
3rd singular *biwellē *biwullī
1st plural *biwellēm *biwullīm
2nd plural *biwellēþ *biwullīd
3rd plural *biwellēn *biwullīn
Imperative Present
Singular *biwill
Plural *biwillid
Present Past
Participle *biwellandī *biwollan

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: biwella
  • Old Saxon: biwellan
    • Middle Low German: bewellen
  • Old Dutch: biwellan
  • Old High German: biwellan
    • Middle High German: bewëllen
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