Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwēsaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant”). Cognate with Latin queror.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxʷeː.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hwēsaną

1. to wheeze

Inflection

Conjugation of *hwēsaną (strong class 7d)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hwēsō	*hwēsaų	—	*hwēsai	?
2nd singular	*hwēsizi	*hwēsaiz	*hwēs	*hwēsazai	*hwēsaizau
3rd singular	*hwēsidi	*hwēsai	*hwēsadau	*hwēsadai	*hwēsaidau
1st dual	*hwēsōz	*hwēsaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hwēsadiz	*hwēsaidiz	*hwēsadiz	—	—
1st plural	*hwēsamaz	*hwēsaim	—	*hwēsandai	*hwēsaindau
2nd plural	*hwēsid	*hwēsaid	*hwēsid	*hwēsandai	*hwēsaindau
3rd plural	*hwēsandi	*hwēsain	*hwēsandau	*hwēsandai	*hwēsaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hwehwōs	*hwehwōzį̄
2nd singular	*hwehwōst	*hwehwōzīz
3rd singular	*hwehwōs	*hwehwōzī
1st dual	*hwehwōzū	*hwehwōzīw
2nd dual	*hwehwōzudiz	*hwehwōzīdiz
1st plural	*hwehwōzum	*hwehwōzīm
2nd plural	*hwehwōzud	*hwehwōzīd
3rd plural	*hwehwōzun	*hwehwōzīn
	present	past
participles	*hwēsandz	*hwēsanaz

Related terms

• *hwēsijaną
• *husjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hwāsan
  • Old English: hwǣsan
    • Middle English: whesen
      • English: wheeze