Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hreuwōn

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 *hreuwu (“regret; penance”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*hreuwōn

  1. to repent

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *hreuwōn
1st sg. past *hreuwōdā
Infinitive *hreuwōn
Genitive infin. *hreuwōnijas
Dative infin. *hreuwōnijē
Instrum. infin. *hreuwōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hreuwō *hreuwōdā
2nd singular *hreuwōs *hreuwōdēs, *hreuwōdōs
3rd singular *hreuwōþ *hreuwōdē, *hreuwōdā
1st plural *hreuwōm *hreuwōdum
2nd plural *hreuwōþ *hreuwōdud
3rd plural *hreuwōnþ *hreuwōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hreuwō *hreuwōdī
2nd singular *hreuwōs *hreuwōdī
3rd singular *hreuwō *hreuwōdī
1st plural *hreuwōm *hreuwōdīm
2nd plural *hreuwōþ *hreuwōdīd
3rd plural *hreuwōn *hreuwōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hreuwō
Plural *hreuwōþ
Present Past
Participle *hreuwōndī *hreuwōd

Descendants

Note: This word merged with the descendants of Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną in most daughter languages.

  • Old English: hrēowian
  • Old Frisian: *hriōwia
    • West Frisian: rouje
  • Old Saxon: hriuwōn, hreuwōn
  • Old Dutch: *hriuwon, *riuwon
    • ⇒ Old Dutch: beriuwon
  • Old High German: hriuwōn, riuwōn
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