Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wahtwēn
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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
editFrom *wahtu (“watch, vigil”) + *-ēn.
Verb
edit*wahtwēn
- to keep watch
Inflection
edit| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wahtwēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *wahtw?dā | |
| Infinitive | *wahtwēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *wahtwēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *wahtwēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wahtwēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wahtwē | *wahtw?dā |
| 2nd singular | *wahtwēs | *wahtw?dēs, *wahtw?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *wahtwēþ | *wahtw?dē, *wahtw?dā |
| 1st plural | *wahtwēm | *wahtw?dum |
| 2nd plural | *wahtwēþ | *wahtw?dud |
| 3rd plural | *wahtwēnþ | *wahtw?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wahtwē | *wahtw?dī |
| 2nd singular | *wahtwēs | *wahtw?dī |
| 3rd singular | *wahtwē | *wahtw?dī |
| 1st plural | *wahtwēm | *wahtw?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *wahtwēþ | *wahtw?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *wahtwēn | *wahtw?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wahtwē | |
| Plural | *wahtwēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wahtwēndī | *wahtw?d |