Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwalmijan

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 *dwalm (“confusion, bewilderment”) +‎ *-jan. Compare also 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌼𐍉𐌽 (dwalmōn, “to be mad”).

Verb

*dwalmijan

  1. to confuse, bewilder
  2. to daze, stupify

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *dwalmijan
1st sg. past *dwalmidā
Infinitive *dwalmijan
Genitive infin. *dwalmijannjas
Dative infin. *dwalmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *dwalmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dwalmiju *dwalmidā
2nd singular *dwalmisi *dwalmidēs, *dwalmidōs
3rd singular *dwalmiþi *dwalmidē, *dwalmidā
1st plural *dwalmijum *dwalmidum
2nd plural *dwalmiþ *dwalmidud
3rd plural *dwalmijanþ *dwalmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dwalmijē *dwalmidī
2nd singular *dwalmijēs *dwalmidī
3rd singular *dwalmijē *dwalmidī
1st plural *dwalmijēm *dwalmidīm
2nd plural *dwalmijēþ *dwalmidīd
3rd plural *dwalmijēn *dwalmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dwalmi
Plural *dwalmiþ
Present Past
Participle *dwalmijandī *dwalmid

Descendants

  • ⇒ Old English: fordwielman
  • Old Frisian: *dwelma
    • West Frisian: dwelme, dwelmje
  • Old Dutch: *dwelmen

References

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