Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwīnan

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 Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Verb

*dwīnan

to dwindle, to disappear
Synonym: *þwīnan

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*dwīnan
1st sg. past	*dwain
3rd pl. past	*dwinun
Past ptcple	*dwinan
Infinitive	*dwīnan
Genitive infin.	*dwīnannjas
Dative infin.	*dwīnannjē
Instrum. infin.	*dwīnannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*dwīnu	*dwain
2nd singular	*dwīniʀi	*dwinī
3rd singular	*dwīnidi	*dwain
1st plural	*dwīnum	*dwinum
2nd plural	*dwīnid	*dwinud
3rd plural	*dwīnand	*dwinun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*dwīnē	*dwinī
2nd singular	*dwīnēs	*dwinī
3rd singular	*dwīnē	*dwinī
1st plural	*dwīnēm	*dwinīm
2nd plural	*dwīnēþ	*dwinīd
3rd plural	*dwīnēn	*dwinīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*dwīn
Plural	*dwīnid
	Present	Past
Participle	*dwīnandī	*dwinan

Descendants

Old English: dwīnan
- Middle English: dwinen
  - Scots: dwyne, dwine
  - English: dwine; dwindle
Old Frisian: *dwīna
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: ferdwiene
- ⇒ West Frisian: ferdwyne, ferdwine
Old Saxon: *dwīnan
- Middle Low German: *dwînen
  - Low German: dwienen
  - ⇒ Low German: verdwienen
Old Dutch: *dwīnan
- Middle Dutch: dwinen
  - Dutch: dwijnen
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: verdwinen
    - Dutch: verdwijnen