Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēaną

1. to blow (of wind)

Inflection

Conjugation of *wēaną (strong class 7d)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wēō	*wēaų	—	*wēai	?
2nd singular	*wēizi	*wēaiz	*wē	*wēazai	*wēaizau
3rd singular	*wēidi	*wēai	*wēadau	*wēadai	*wēaidau
1st dual	*wēōz	*wēaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wēadiz	*wēaidiz	*wēadiz	—	—
1st plural	*wēamaz	*wēaim	—	*wēandai	*wēaindau
2nd plural	*wēid	*wēaid	*wēid	*wēandai	*wēaindau
3rd plural	*wēandi	*wēain	*wēandau	*wēandai	*wēaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wewō	*wewōį̄
2nd singular	*wewōt	*wewōīz
3rd singular	*wewō	*wewōī
1st dual	*wewōū	*wewōīw
2nd dual	*wewōudiz	*wewōīdiz
1st plural	*wewōum	*wewōīm
2nd plural	*wewōud	*wewōīd
3rd plural	*wewōun	*wewōīn
	present	past
participles	*wēandz	*wēanaz

Synonyms

• *blēaną
• *blēsaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wāan
  • Old English: wāwan
  • Old Frisian: wēia, wāia
    • West Frisian: waaie
  • Old Saxon: wāian
    • Middle Low German: weien
      • Low German: weihn
  • Old Dutch: wāien
    • Middle Dutch: wâyen
      • Dutch: waaien
      • Limburgish: wèjje
  • Old High German: wāen, wāhen
    • Middle High German: wæjen
      • German: wehen
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (waian)