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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wellaną

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn; wind; roll). Both *wellaną and o-grade *wallaną were probably created to the archaic zero-grade present *wulaną.[1]

Verb

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*wellaną[1][2]

  1. to well up, spring out, bubble forth
Inflection
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Conjugation of *wellaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wellō *wellaų *wellai ?
2nd singular *willizi *wellaiz *well *wellazai *wellaizau
3rd singular *willidi *wellai *welladau *welladai *wellaidau
1st dual *wellōz *wellaiw
2nd dual *welladiz *wellaidiz *welladiz
1st plural *wellamaz *wellaim *wellandai *wellaindau
2nd plural *willid *wellaid *willid *wellandai *wellaindau
3rd plural *wellandi *wellain *wellandau *wellandai *wellaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wall *wullį̄
2nd singular *wallt *wullīz
3rd singular *wall *wullī
1st dual *wullū *wullīw
2nd dual *wulludiz *wullīdiz
1st plural *wullum *wullīm
2nd plural *wullud *wullīd
3rd plural *wullun *wullīn
present past
participles *wellandz *wullanaz
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn; wind; roll), and thus of the same origin as the "well up" sense of Etymology 1.[3]

Verb

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*wellaną[3]

  1. to roll, toss
Inflection
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Descendants
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wallan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 571
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wellanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
  3. 3.0 3.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wellanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453