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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwalljan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *dwaljaną.

Verb

*dwalljan [1]

  1. to be confused, perplex
  2. to hold up, delay

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *dwalljan
Infinitive *dwalljan
Genitive infin. *dwalljannjas
Dative infin. *dwalljannjē
Instrum. infin. *dwalljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dwallju *dwalidā
2nd singular *dwalisi *dwalidēs, *dwalidōs
3rd singular *dwaliþi *dwalidē, *dwalidā
1st plural *dwalljum *dwalidum
2nd plural *dwaliþ *dwalidud
3rd plural *dwalljanþ *dwalidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dwalljē *dwalidī
2nd singular *dwalljēs *dwalidī
3rd singular *dwalljē *dwalidī
1st plural *dwalljēm *dwalidīm
2nd plural *dwalljēþ *dwalidīd
3rd plural *dwalljēn *dwalidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dwali
Plural *dwaliþ
Present Past
Participle *dwalljandī *dwalid

Descendants

  • Old English: dwellan
  • Old Saxon: *dwellian
  • Old Dutch: *dwellen
    • Middle Dutch: dwellen
      • Limburgish: dwelle
  • Old High German: twellen
    • Middle High German: twellen

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 73: “PWGmc *dwaldē”
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