Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klawēn
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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 *klawu (“claw”) + *-ēn.[1]
Verb edit
*klawēn
- to scratch
Inflection edit
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *klawēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *klaw?dā | |
| Infinitive | *klawēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *klawēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *klawēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *klawēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *klawē | *klaw?dā |
| 2nd singular | *klawēs | *klaw?dēs, *klaw?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *klawēþ | *klaw?dē, *klaw?dā |
| 1st plural | *klawēm | *klaw?dum |
| 2nd plural | *klawēþ | *klaw?dud |
| 3rd plural | *klawēnþ | *klaw?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *klawē | *klaw?dī |
| 2nd singular | *klawēs | *klaw?dī |
| 3rd singular | *klawē | *klaw?dī |
| 1st plural | *klawēm | *klaw?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *klawēþ | *klaw?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *klawēn | *klaw?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *klawē | |
| Plural | *klawēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *klawēndī | *klaw?d |
Descendants edit
Later descendants seem to conflate this verb with *klauwjan.
- Old English: clawian
- Old Saxon: *clawōn
- Middle Low German: klâwen
- Old Dutch: *clouen
- Old High German: klawēn, chlawēn