Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wallōną

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 Pre-Germanic *wolH-néh₂- from *welH- (“to turn, coil”). An iterative verb related to strong verb *wellaną (“to roll, toss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑl.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wallōną

1. to roll, turn
2. to wander, stroll

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *wall- against non-singular *wal-.

Conjugation of *wallōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wallō	*wallǭ	—	*wallōi	?
2nd singular	*wallōsi	*wallōs	*wallō	*wallōsai	*wallōsau
3rd singular	*wallōþi	*wallō	*wallōþau	*wallōþai	*wallōþau
1st dual	*wallōs	*wallōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wallōþiz	*wallōþiz	*wallōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wallōmaz	*wallōm	—	*wallōnþai	*wallōnþau
2nd plural	*wallōþ	*wallōþ	*wallōþ	*wallōnþai	*wallōnþau
3rd plural	*wallōnþi	*wallōn	*wallōnþau	*wallōnþai	*wallōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wallōdǭ	*wallōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*wallōdēz	*wallōdēdīz
3rd singular	*wallōdē	*wallōdēdī
1st dual	*wallōdēdū	*wallōdēdīw
2nd dual	*wallōdēdudiz	*wallōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*wallōdēdum	*wallōdēdīm
2nd plural	*wallōdēdud	*wallōdēdīd
3rd plural	*wallōdēdun	*wallōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wallōndz	*wallōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wallōn
  • Old English: weallian
  • Old Saxon: *wallōn
    • Middle Low German: wallen, wālen
  • Old Dutch: *wallon
    • Middle Dutch: wallen, wālen
      • Dutch: wallen (obsolete)
  • Old High German: wallōn
    • Middle High German: wallen, walen
      • German: wallen