Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwīnan

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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 *kwīnaną.

Verb[edit]

*kwīnan

  1. to wither, dwindle

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 1
Infinitive *kwīnan
1st sg. past *kwain
3rd pl. past *kwinun
Past ptcple *kwinan
Infinitive *kwīnan
Genitive infin. *kwīnannjas
Dative infin. *kwīnannjē
Instrum. infin. *kwīnannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kwīnu *kwain
2nd singular *kwīniʀi *kwinī
3rd singular *kwīnidi *kwain
1st plural *kwīnum *kwinum
2nd plural *kwīnid *kwinud
3rd plural *kwīnand *kwinun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kwīnē *kwinī
2nd singular *kwīnēs *kwinī
3rd singular *kwīnē *kwinī
1st plural *kwīnēm *kwinīm
2nd plural *kwīnēþ *kwinīd
3rd plural *kwīnēn *kwinīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kwīn
Plural *kwīnid
Present Past
Participle *kwīnandī *kwinan

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: *cwīnan
  • Old Frisian: *quīna
    • Saterland Frisian: kwienje (alternatively borrowed from Low German)
    • West Frisian: kwine, kwynje (alternatively borrowed from Dutch)
  • Old Saxon: *quīnan
  • Old Dutch: quīnan
  • Old High German: *quīnan