Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witrōną

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 *witraz (“knowing, wise”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwit.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*witrōną

1. to inform
2. to reveal

Inflection

Conjugation of *witrōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*witrō	*witrǭ	—	*witrōi	?
2nd singular	*witrōsi	*witrōs	*witrō	*witrōsai	*witrōsau
3rd singular	*witrōþi	*witrō	*witrōþau	*witrōþai	*witrōþau
1st dual	*witrōs	*witrōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*witrōþiz	*witrōþiz	*witrōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*witrōmaz	*witrōm	—	*witrōnþai	*witrōnþau
2nd plural	*witrōþ	*witrōþ	*witrōþ	*witrōnþai	*witrōnþau
3rd plural	*witrōnþi	*witrōn	*witrōnþau	*witrōnþai	*witrōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*witrōdǭ	*witrōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*witrōdēz	*witrōdēdīz
3rd singular	*witrōdē	*witrōdēdī
1st dual	*witrōdēdū	*witrōdēdīw
2nd dual	*witrōdēdudiz	*witrōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*witrōdēdum	*witrōdēdīm
2nd plural	*witrōdēdud	*witrōdēdīd
3rd plural	*witrōdēdun	*witrōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*witrōndz	*witrōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wit(t)rōn
  • Old English: *witerian
    • Middle English: witteren
    • ⇒ Old English: gewiterian
• Old Norse: vitra
  • Icelandic: vitra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vitre