Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwīnan

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 *hwīnaną.

Verb

*hwīnan

  1. to whine

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *hwīnan
1st sg. past *hwain
3rd pl. past *hwinun
Past ptcple *hwinan
Infinitive *hwīnan
Genitive infin. *hwīnannjas
Dative infin. *hwīnannjē
Instrum. infin. *hwīnannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hwīnu *hwain
2nd singular *hwīniʀi *hwinī
3rd singular *hwīnidi *hwain
1st plural *hwīnum *hwinum
2nd plural *hwīnid *hwinud
3rd plural *hwīnand *hwinun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hwīnē *hwinī
2nd singular *hwīnēs *hwinī
3rd singular *hwīnē *hwinī
1st plural *hwīnēm *hwinīm
2nd plural *hwīnēþ *hwinīd
3rd plural *hwīnēn *hwinīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hwīn
Plural *hwīnid
Present Past
Participle *hwīnandī *hwinan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: hwīnan
    • Middle English: whynen, whine, whinen, whyne, whynyn, hwinen, hwyne (Early Middle English)
      • English: whine
      • Middle Scots: quhyn, whyne (possibly borrowed from Early Modern English)
  • Old Saxon: hwīnan