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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/siuwjan

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 *siwjaną.

Verb

*siuwjan[1]

  1. to sew

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *siuwjan
1st sg. past *siwidā
Infinitive *siuwjan
Genitive infin. *siuwjannjas
Dative infin. *siuwjannjē
Instrum. infin. *siuwjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *siuwju *siwidā
2nd singular *siwisi *siwidēs, *siwidōs
3rd singular *siwiþi *siwidē, *siwidā
1st plural *siuwjum *siwidum
2nd plural *siwiþ *siwidud
3rd plural *siuwjanþ *siwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *siuwjē *siwidī
2nd singular *siuwjēs *siwidī
3rd singular *siuwjē *siwidī
1st plural *siuwjēm *siwidīm
2nd plural *siuwjēþ *siwidīd
3rd plural *siuwjēn *siwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *siwi
Plural *siwiþ
Present Past
Participle *siuwjandī *siwid

Descendants

  • Old English: siwian, seowian, sēowan
    • Middle English: sewen, seowen, sowen
  • Old Frisian: sīa
  • Old Saxon: siuwian
    • Middle Low German: suwen
  • Old High German: siuwen
    • Middle High German: siuwen

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 53:PWGmc *[siwʲwʲan]
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