Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flōan

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 *flōaną (“flow”).

Verb

*flōan

  1. to flow

Inflection

Strong class 7e
Infinitive *flōan
1st sg. past *fleō
3rd pl. past *fleōun
Past ptcple *flōan
Infinitive *flōan
Genitive infin. *flōannjas
Dative infin. *flōannjē
Instrum. infin. *flōannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *flōu *fleō
2nd singular *flōiʀi *fleōī
3rd singular *flōidi *fleō
1st plural *flōum *fleōum
2nd plural *flōid *fleōud
3rd plural *flōand *fleōun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *flōē *fleōī
2nd singular *flōēs *fleōī
3rd singular *flōē *fleōī
1st plural *flōēm *fleōīm
2nd plural *flōēþ *fleōīd
3rd plural *flōēn *fleōīn
Imperative Present
Singular *flō
Plural *flōid
Present Past
Participle *flōandī *flōan

Descendants

  • Old English: flōwan
    • Middle English: flowen, floȝen, flouen, flowe, flue, flwy, flowenn (Ormulum)
      • English: flow
      • Scots: flow, flou
  • Old Frisian: *flōja
    • Saterland Frisian: flouje
    • West Frisian: floeie
  • Old Saxon: *flōian
    • Middle Low German: vlôien, vlôigen, vlôgen
      • Low German: floien, flojen
  • Old Dutch: *fluoien
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