Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wedrōn

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wedrōną. Equivalent to *wedr (“weather”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*wedrōn

to expose to the weather
to change (of the weather)
to be in a particular state (of the weather)

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wedrōn
1st sg. past	*wedrōdā
Infinitive	*wedrōn
Genitive infin.	*wedrōnijas
Dative infin.	*wedrōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wedrōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wedrō	*wedrōdā
2nd singular	*wedrōs	wedrōdēs, wedrōdōs
3rd singular	*wedrōþ	wedrōdē, wedrōdā
1st plural	*wedrōm	*wedrōdum
2nd plural	*wedrōþ	*wedrōdud
3rd plural	*wedrōnþ	*wedrōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wedrō	*wedrōdī
2nd singular	*wedrōs	*wedrōdī
3rd singular	*wedrō	*wedrōdī
1st plural	*wedrōm	*wedrōdīm
2nd plural	*wedrōþ	*wedrōdīd
3rd plural	*wedrōn	*wedrōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wedrō
Plural	*wedrōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wedrōndī	*wedrōd

Descendants

Old English: wederian, wedrian
- Middle English: wederen
- >? Middle English: wideren (to shrivel, dry up)
  - English: wither
Old Frisian: widria
Old Saxon: *wedarōn
- Middle Low German: wēderen, wedderen
Old Dutch: *wedaron
- Middle Dutch: wēderen
  - Dutch: wederen, weren
Old High German: *wetarōn
- Middle High German: wēteren, wētern
  - German: wettern

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