Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wedaną

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 *wedʰ- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wedaną

1. to join

Inflection

Conjugation of *wedaną (strong class 5)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wedō	*wedaų	—	*wedai	?
2nd singular	*widizi	*wedaiz	*wed	*wedazai	*wedaizau
3rd singular	*wididi	*wedai	*wedadau	*wedadai	*wedaidau
1st dual	*wedōz	*wedaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wedadiz	*wedaidiz	*wedadiz	—	—
1st plural	*wedamaz	*wedaim	—	*wedandai	*wedaindau
2nd plural	*widid	*wedaid	*widid	*wedandai	*wedaindau
3rd plural	*wedandi	*wedain	*wedandau	*wedandai	*wedaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wad	*wēdį̄
2nd singular	*wast	*wēdīz
3rd singular	*wad	*wēdī
1st dual	*wēdū	*wēdīw
2nd dual	*wēdudiz	*wēdīdiz
1st plural	*wēdum	*wēdīm
2nd plural	*wēdud	*wēdīd
3rd plural	*wēdun	*wēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wedandz	*wedanaz

Derived terms

• *gawedaną
• *wēdiz (probably)

Related terms

• *wadją

Descendants

• Old High German: wetan
  • Middle High German: wëten
• >? Old Dutch: *wedan
  • >? Middle Dutch: wēden
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (inwidan)