Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wībōn

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 *wīb (“wife”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*wībōn

(of a man) to marry

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wībōn
1st sg. past	*wībōdā
Infinitive	*wībōn
Genitive infin.	*wībōnijas
Dative infin.	*wībōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wībōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wībō	*wībōdā
2nd singular	*wībōs	wībōdēs, wībōdōs
3rd singular	*wībōþ	wībōdē, wībōdā
1st plural	*wībōm	*wībōdum
2nd plural	*wībōþ	*wībōdud
3rd plural	*wībōnþ	*wībōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wībō	*wībōdī
2nd singular	*wībōs	*wībōdī
3rd singular	*wībō	*wībōdī
1st plural	*wībōm	*wībōdīm
2nd plural	*wībōþ	*wībōdīd
3rd plural	*wībōn	*wībōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wībō
Plural	*wībōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wībōndī	*wībōd

Descendants

Old English: wīfian
- Middle English: wiven
  - English: wive
  - Scots: wife, wyfe, wive
Old Frisian: wīvia
- West Frisian: wiifje
Old Saxon: *wīvōn
- Middle Low German: wīven
Old Dutch: *wīvon
- Middle Dutch: wiven
  - Dutch: wijven (obsolete)
Old High German: *wībōn
- Middle High German: wīben
  - German: weiben (dialectal)