Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/singwan
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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 Proto-Germanic *singwaną.
Verb edit
*singwan[1]
- to sing
Inflection edit
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *singwan | |
| 1st sg. past | *sangw | |
| 3rd pl. past | *sungun | |
| Past ptcple | *sungan | |
| Infinitive | *singwan | |
| Genitive infin. | *singwannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *singwannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *singwannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *singu | *sangw |
| 2nd singular | *singwiʀi | *sungī |
| 3rd singular | *singwidi | *sangw |
| 1st plural | *singum | *sungum |
| 2nd plural | *singwid | *sungud |
| 3rd plural | *singwand | *sungun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *singwē | *sungī |
| 2nd singular | *singwēs | *sungī |
| 3rd singular | *singwē | *sungī |
| 1st plural | *singwēm | *sungīm |
| 2nd plural | *singwēþ | *sungīd |
| 3rd plural | *singwēn | *sungīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *singw | |
| Plural | *singwid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *singwandī | *sungan |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: singan
- Old Frisian: singa, siunga, sionga
- Old Saxon: singan
- Old Dutch: singan
- Old High German: singan
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 215: “PWGmc *singwan”