Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwaijōn
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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
editEtymology
editLikely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Closely related to the strong verb *hwīnan. Compare also Icelandic hvía with a different ablaut grade.
Verb
edit*hwaijōn
- to neigh
Inflection
edit| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hwaijōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *hwaijōdā | |
| Infinitive | *hwaijōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *hwaijōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *hwaijōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hwaijōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hwaijō | *hwaijōdā |
| 2nd singular | *hwaijōs | *hwaijōdēs, *hwaijōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *hwaijōþ | *hwaijōdē, *hwaijōdā |
| 1st plural | *hwaijōm | *hwaijōdum |
| 2nd plural | *hwaijōþ | *hwaijōdud |
| 3rd plural | *hwaijōnþ | *hwaijōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hwaijō | *hwaijōdī |
| 2nd singular | *hwaijōs | *hwaijōdī |
| 3rd singular | *hwaijō | *hwaijōdī |
| 1st plural | *hwaijōm | *hwaijōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *hwaijōþ | *hwaijōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *hwaijōn | *hwaijōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hwaijō | |
| Plural | *hwaijōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hwaijōndī | *hwaijōd |