Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaldēn

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *kaldāną. Equivalent to *kald (cold) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb[edit]

*kaldēn

  1. to become cold

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *kaldēn
1st sg. past *kald?dā
Infinitive *kaldēn
Genitive infin. *kaldēnijas
Dative infin. *kaldēnijē
Instrum. infin. *kaldēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kaldē *kald?dā
2nd singular *kaldēs *kald?dēs, *kald?dēs
3rd singular *kaldēþ *kald?dē, *kald?dā
1st plural *kaldēm *kald?dum
2nd plural *kaldēþ *kald?dud
3rd plural *kaldēnþ *kald?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kaldē *kald?dī
2nd singular *kaldēs *kald?dī
3rd singular *kaldē *kald?dī
1st plural *kaldēm *kald?dīm
2nd plural *kaldēþ *kald?dīd
3rd plural *kaldēn *kald?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kaldē
Plural *kaldēþ
Present Past
Participle *kaldēndī *kald?d

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: cealdian
  • Old High German: kaltēn