Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/treuwēn

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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

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Etymology

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From *triuwī (true, faithful) +‎ *-ēn and *treuwu (fidelity, pledge) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*treuwēn

  1. (intransitive) to be faithful
  2. (transitive) to trust, have faith in

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *treuwēn
1st sg. past *treuw?dā
Infinitive *treuwēn
Genitive infin. *treuwēnijas
Dative infin. *treuwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *treuwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *treuwē *treuw?dā
2nd singular *treuwēs *treuw?dēs, *treuw?dēs
3rd singular *treuwēþ *treuw?dē, *treuw?dā
1st plural *treuwēm *treuw?dum
2nd plural *treuwēþ *treuw?dud
3rd plural *treuwēnþ *treuw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *treuwē *treuw?dī
2nd singular *treuwēs *treuw?dī
3rd singular *treuwē *treuw?dī
1st plural *treuwēm *treuw?dīm
2nd plural *treuwēþ *treuw?dīd
3rd plural *treuwēn *treuw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *treuwē
Plural *treuwēþ
Present Past
Participle *treuwēndī *treuw?d
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Descendants

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