Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīsōną

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *wīsaz (“wise”) +‎ *-ōną.

Verb

*wīsōną

1. to visit

Inflection

Conjugation of *wīsōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wīsō	*wīsǭ	—	*wīsōi	?
2nd singular	*wīsōsi	*wīsōs	*wīsō	*wīsōsai	*wīsōsau
3rd singular	*wīsōþi	*wīsō	*wīsōþau	*wīsōþai	*wīsōþau
1st dual	*wīsōs	*wīsōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wīsōþiz	*wīsōþiz	*wīsōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wīsōmaz	*wīsōm	—	*wīsōnþai	*wīsōnþau
2nd plural	*wīsōþ	*wīsōþ	*wīsōþ	*wīsōnþai	*wīsōnþau
3rd plural	*wīsōnþi	*wīsōn	*wīsōnþau	*wīsōnþai	*wīsōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wīsōdǭ	*wīsōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*wīsōdēz	*wīsōdēdīz
3rd singular	*wīsōdē	*wīsōdēdī
1st dual	*wīsōdēdū	*wīsōdēdīw
2nd dual	*wīsōdēdudiz	*wīsōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*wīsōdēdum	*wīsōdēdīm
2nd plural	*wīsōdēdud	*wīsōdēdīd
3rd plural	*wīsōdēdun	*wīsōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wīsōndz	*wīsōdaz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: wīsia
• Old Saxon: wīsōn
• Old Dutch: wīson
• Old High German: wīsōn
  • Middle High German: wīsen
    • German: weisen
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌽 (gaweisōn)

Etymology 2

From *wīsaz (“wise”) +‎ *-ōną (factitive verb–forming suffix): literally “make wise”. Identical with the above.

Verb

*wīsōną

1. to show, guide, direct

Inflection

Conjugation of *wīsōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wīsō	*wīsǭ	—	*wīsōi	?
2nd singular	*wīsōsi	*wīsōs	*wīsō	*wīsōsai	*wīsōsau
3rd singular	*wīsōþi	*wīsō	*wīsōþau	*wīsōþai	*wīsōþau
1st dual	*wīsōs	*wīsōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wīsōþiz	*wīsōþiz	*wīsōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wīsōmaz	*wīsōm	—	*wīsōnþai	*wīsōnþau
2nd plural	*wīsōþ	*wīsōþ	*wīsōþ	*wīsōnþai	*wīsōnþau
3rd plural	*wīsōnþi	*wīsōn	*wīsōnþau	*wīsōnþai	*wīsōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wīsōdǭ	*wīsōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*wīsōdēz	*wīsōdēdīz
3rd singular	*wīsōdē	*wīsōdēdī
1st dual	*wīsōdēdū	*wīsōdēdīw
2nd dual	*wīsōdēdudiz	*wīsōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*wīsōdēdum	*wīsōdēdīm
2nd plural	*wīsōdēdud	*wīsōdēdīd
3rd plural	*wīsōdēdun	*wīsōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wīsōndz	*wīsōdaz

Synonyms

• *wissijaną

Related terms

• *wīsijaną

Descendants

• Old English: wīsian
  • Middle English: wisien, wisen
    • Scots: wise, wyse, wyze
    • English: wise
• Old Saxon: giwīsōn
• Old Norse: vísa
  • Danish: vise
  • Faroese: vísa
  • Icelandic: vísa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vise
  • Old Swedish: vīsa
    • Swedish: visa