Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwīnan

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 *kwīnaną.

Verb

*kwīnan

to wither, dwindle

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*kwīnan
1st sg. past	*kwain
3rd pl. past	*kwinun
Past ptcple	*kwinan
Infinitive	*kwīnan
Genitive infin.	*kwīnannjas
Dative infin.	*kwīnannjē
Instrum. infin.	*kwīnannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*kwīnu	*kwain
2nd singular	*kwīniʀi	*kwinī
3rd singular	*kwīnidi	*kwain
1st plural	*kwīnum	*kwinum
2nd plural	*kwīnid	*kwinud
3rd plural	*kwīnand	*kwinun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*kwīnē	*kwinī
2nd singular	*kwīnēs	*kwinī
3rd singular	*kwīnē	*kwinī
1st plural	*kwīnēm	*kwinīm
2nd plural	*kwīnēþ	*kwinīd
3rd plural	*kwīnēn	*kwinīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kwīn
Plural	*kwīnid
	Present	Past
Participle	*kwīnandī	*kwinan

Related terms

*kwinkan

Descendants

Old English: *cwīnan
- ⇒ Old English: ācwīnan
Old Frisian: *quīna
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: kwienje (alternatively borrowed from Low German)
- ⇒ West Frisian: kwine, kwynje (alternatively borrowed from Dutch)
Old Saxon: *quīnan
- Middle Low German: quînen
  - German Low German: quienen
Old Dutch: quīnan
- Middle Dutch: quinen
  - Dutch: kwijnen
Old High German: *quīnan
- Middle High German: *quīnen
  - ⇒ Middle High German: verquīnen