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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwīnan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Verb

*dwīnan

  1. to dwindle, to disappear
    Synonym: *þwīnan

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *dwīnan
1st sg. past *dwain
3rd pl. past *dwinun
Past ptcple *dwinan
Infinitive *dwīnan
Genitive infin. *dwīnannjas
Dative infin. *dwīnannjē
Instrum. infin. *dwīnannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dwīnu *dwain
2nd singular *dwīniʀi *dwinī
3rd singular *dwīnidi *dwain
1st plural *dwīnum *dwinum
2nd plural *dwīnid *dwinud
3rd plural *dwīnand *dwinun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dwīnē *dwinī
2nd singular *dwīnēs *dwinī
3rd singular *dwīnē *dwinī
1st plural *dwīnēm *dwinīm
2nd plural *dwīnēþ *dwinīd
3rd plural *dwīnēn *dwinīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dwīn
Plural *dwīnid
Present Past
Participle *dwīnandī *dwinan

Descendants

  • Old English: dwīnan
  • Old Frisian: *dwīna
    • West Frisian: ferdwyne, ferdwine
  • Old Saxon: *dwīnan
  • Old Dutch: *dwīnan
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