Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rāwēn

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 *rāwu (“rest, repose”) +‎ *-ēn. Compare also *rōēn from *rōu (“rest”), which features a different ablaut grade.

Verb

*rāwēn

  1. to rest

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *rāwēn
1st sg. past *rāw?dā
Infinitive *rāwēn
Genitive infin. *rāwēnijas
Dative infin. *rāwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *rāwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rāwē *rāw?dā
2nd singular *rāwēs *rāw?dēs, *rāw?dēs
3rd singular *rāwēþ *rāw?dē, *rāw?dā
1st plural *rāwēm *rāw?dum
2nd plural *rāwēþ *rāw?dud
3rd plural *rāwēnþ *rāw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rāwē *rāw?dī
2nd singular *rāwēs *rāw?dī
3rd singular *rāwē *rāw?dī
1st plural *rāwēm *rāw?dīm
2nd plural *rāwēþ *rāw?dīd
3rd plural *rāwēn *rāw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rāwē
Plural *rāwēþ
Present Past
Participle *rāwēndī *rāw?d

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *rāwōn
    • Middle Low German: rawen, rauwen, rouwen
  • Old Dutch: *rāwon
  • Old High German: rāwēn, rāwōn
    • Middle High German: rāwen, rouwen
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