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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanōną

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 *wanaz (“lacking”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wanōną[1]

  1. To become less; lessen; wane

Inflection
Conjugation of *wanōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wanō*wanǭ—*wanōi ?
2nd singular *wanōsi*wanōs*wanō*wanōsai*wanōsau
3rd singular *wanōþi*wanō*wanōþau*wanōþai*wanōþau
1st dual *wanōs*wanōw———
2nd dual *wanōþiz*wanōþiz*wanōþiz——
1st plural *wanōmaz*wanōm—*wanōnþai*wanōnþau
2nd plural *wanōþ*wanōþ*wanōþ*wanōnþai*wanōnþau
3rd plural *wanōnþi*wanōn*wanōnþau*wanōnþai*wanōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wanōdǭ*wanōdēdį̄
2nd singular *wanōdēz*wanōdēdīz
3rd singular *wanōdē*wanōdēdī
1st dual *wanōdēdū*wanōdēdīw
2nd dual *wanōdēdudiz*wanōdēdīdiz
1st plural *wanōdēdum*wanōdēdīm
2nd plural *wanōdēdud*wanōdēdīd
3rd plural *wanōdēdun*wanōdēdīn
present past
participles *wanōndz*wanōdaz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wanōn
    • Old English: wanian, wonian
    • Old Frisian: wania, wonia
    • Old Saxon: wanōn
    • Old Dutch: *wanon
      • Middle Dutch: wanen, waenen
    • Old High German: wanōn
  • Old Norse: vana

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wanōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wanēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 446
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wana- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 572-573: “*wanēn-”
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