Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/angwēn

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *angwāną. Equivalent to *angī (narrow) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb edit

*angwēn

  1. to be narrow
  2. to become narrow

Inflection edit

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *angwēn
1st sg. past *angw?dā
Infinitive *angwēn
Genitive infin. *angwēnijas
Dative infin. *angwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *angwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *angwē *angw?dā
2nd singular *angwēs *angw?dēs, *angw?dēs
3rd singular *angwēþ *angw?dē, *angw?dā
1st plural *angwēm *angw?dum
2nd plural *angwēþ *angw?dud
3rd plural *angwēnþ *angw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *angwē *angw?dī
2nd singular *angwēs *angw?dī
3rd singular *angwē *angw?dī
1st plural *angwēm *angw?dīm
2nd plural *angwēþ *angw?dīd
3rd plural *angwēn *angw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *angwē
Plural *angwēþ
Present Past
Participle *angwēndī *angw?d

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: angian
  • Old Frisian: angia
  • Old Dutch: *angen
    • Middle Dutch: *angen
      • Dutch: angen (obsolete, attested in early modern dutch)
  • Old High German: angēn
    • Middle High German: angen