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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawahwan

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 *gawahwaną.

Verb

*gawahwan

  1. to say, notify, remind

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive *gawahwan
1st sg. past *gawōhw
3rd pl. past *gawōgun
Past ptcple *gawawan
Infinitive *gawahwan
Genitive infin. *gawahwannjas
Dative infin. *gawahwannjē
Instrum. infin. *gawahwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gawahu *gawōhw
2nd singular *gawahwiʀi *gawōwī
3rd singular *gawahwidi *gawōhw
1st plural *gawahum *gawōgum
2nd plural *gawahwid *gawōgud
3rd plural *gawahwand *gawōgun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gawahwē *gawōwī
2nd singular *gawahwēs *gawōwī
3rd singular *gawahwē *gawōwī
1st plural *gawahwēm *gawōwīm
2nd plural *gawahwēþ *gawōwīd
3rd plural *gawahwēn *gawōwīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gawahw
Plural *gawahwid
Present Past
Participle *gawahwandī *gawawan

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *giwahan
    • Middle Low German: *gewahen, gewagen; (wāgen (without prefix) < *wahwaną)
  • Old Dutch: *giwān
  • Old High German: giwahan, giwahanen
    • Middle High German: gewahen, gewähenen
      • German: gewähnen; erwähnen (with a different prefix)
        • Saterland Frisian: ärwääne
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