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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wainōn

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 *wainōną. Equivalent to *wai (woe!) + *-inōn.

Verb

*wainōn

  1. to weep, lament, grieve

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *wainōn
1st sg. past *wainōdā
Infinitive *wainōn
Genitive infin. *wainōnijas
Dative infin. *wainōnijē
Instrum. infin. *wainōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wainō *wainōdā
2nd singular *wainōs *wainōdēs, *wainōdōs
3rd singular *wainōþ *wainōdē, *wainōdā
1st plural *wainōm *wainōdum
2nd plural *wainōþ *wainōdud
3rd plural *wainōnþ *wainōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wainō *wainōdī
2nd singular *wainōs *wainōdī
3rd singular *wainō *wainōdī
1st plural *wainōm *wainōdīm
2nd plural *wainōþ *wainōdīd
3rd plural *wainōn *wainōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wainō
Plural *wainōþ
Present Past
Participle *wainōndī *wainōd

Descendants

  • Old English: wānian
    • Middle English: wanien, weinen, wonien, wonen
      • English: ween (Northern England)
      • Scots: ween
  • Old Frisian: wēnia, wainia, weinia
    • North Frisian: weynen
    • West Frisian: weine
  • Old Saxon: wēnon, weinōn
  • Old Dutch: wēnon
  • Old High German: weinōn
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