Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/linnan

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 *linnaną.

Verb edit

*linnan

  1. to stop, cease

Inflection edit

Strong class 3
Infinitive *linnan
1st sg. past *lann
3rd pl. past *lunnun
Past ptcple *lunnan
Infinitive *linnan
Genitive infin. *linnannjas
Dative infin. *linnannjē
Instrum. infin. *linnannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *linnu *lann
2nd singular *linniʀi *lunnī
3rd singular *linnidi *lann
1st plural *linnum *lunnum
2nd plural *linnid *lunnud
3rd plural *linnand *lunnun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *linnē *lunnī
2nd singular *linnēs *lunnī
3rd singular *linnē *lunnī
1st plural *linnēm *lunnīm
2nd plural *linnēþ *lunnīd
3rd plural *linnēn *lunnīn
Imperative Present
Singular *linn
Plural *linnid
Present Past
Participle *linnandī *lunnan

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: linnan
    • Middle English: linnen, linne, lyn, lyne, lynne
      • English: lin (obsolete)
      • Scots: lin
  • Old Frisian: lenda