Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wedrōn

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 *wedrōną. Equivalent to *wedr (“weather”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*wedrōn

  1. to expose to the weather
  2. to change (of the weather)
  3. to be in a particular state (of the weather)

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *wedrōn
1st sg. past *wedrōdā
Infinitive *wedrōn
Genitive infin. *wedrōnijas
Dative infin. *wedrōnijē
Instrum. infin. *wedrōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wedrō *wedrōdā
2nd singular *wedrōs *wedrōdēs, *wedrōdōs
3rd singular *wedrōþ *wedrōdē, *wedrōdā
1st plural *wedrōm *wedrōdum
2nd plural *wedrōþ *wedrōdud
3rd plural *wedrōnþ *wedrōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wedrō *wedrōdī
2nd singular *wedrōs *wedrōdī
3rd singular *wedrō *wedrōdī
1st plural *wedrōm *wedrōdīm
2nd plural *wedrōþ *wedrōdīd
3rd plural *wedrōn *wedrōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wedrō
Plural *wedrōþ
Present Past
Participle *wedrōndī *wedrōd

Descendants

  • Old English: wederian, wedrian
    • Middle English: wederen
    • >? Middle English: wideren (to shrivel, dry up)
  • Old Frisian: widria
  • Old Saxon: *wedarōn
    • Middle Low German: wēderen, wedderen
  • Old Dutch: *wederon
    • Middle Dutch: wēderen
  • Old High German: *wetarōn
    • Middle High German: wēteren, wētern
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