Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōmijan

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wōmijaną. Equivalent to *wōm (“sound, noise”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wōmijan

  1. to sound, make a noise

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wōmijan
1st sg. past *wōmidā
Infinitive *wōmijan
Genitive infin. *wōmijannjas
Dative infin. *wōmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wōmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wōmiju *wōmidā
2nd singular *wōmisi *wōmidēs, *wōmidōs
3rd singular *wōmiþi *wōmidē, *wōmidā
1st plural *wōmijum *wōmidum
2nd plural *wōmiþ *wōmidud
3rd plural *wōmijanþ *wōmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wōmijē *wōmidī
2nd singular *wōmijēs *wōmidī
3rd singular *wōmijē *wōmidī
1st plural *wōmijēm *wōmidīm
2nd plural *wōmijēþ *wōmidīd
3rd plural *wōmijēn *wōmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wōmi
Plural *wōmiþ
Present Past
Participle *wōmijandī *wōmid

Descendants

  • Old English: wēman
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