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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauwan

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 *hawwaną.

Verb

*hauwan [1]

  1. to hew, to chop

Inflection

Class 7b strong
Infinitive *hauwan
1st sg. past *heuw
3rd pl. past *heuwun
Past ptcple *hauwan
Infinitive *hauwan
Genitive infin. *hauwannjas
Dative infin. *hauwannjē
Instrum. infin. *hauwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hauwu *heuw
2nd singular *hauwiʀi *heuwī
3rd singular *hauwidi *heuw
1st plural *hauwum *heuwum
2nd plural *hauwid *heuwud
3rd plural *hauwand *heuwun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hauwē *heuwī
2nd singular *hauwēs *heuwī
3rd singular *hauwē *heuwī
1st plural *hauwēm *heuwīm
2nd plural *hauwēþ *heuwīd
3rd plural *hauwēn *heuwīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hauw
Plural *hauwid
Present Past
Participle *hauwandī *hauwan

Descendants

  • Old English: hēawan
    • Middle English: hewen
  • Old Frisian: hāwa, hauwa, hōwa, houwa
  • Old Saxon: hauwan
    • Middle Low German: houwen, howen, hauwen
  • Old Dutch: houwan
  • Old High German: houwan

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66: “PWGmc *hauwan”
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