Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/welwaną

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 *welh₃- (“to hit, strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwel.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*welwaną

1. To rob, plunder

Conjugation

Conjugation of *welwaną (strong class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*welwō	*welwaų	—	*welwai	?
2nd singular	*wilwizi	*welwaiz	*welw	*welwazai	*welwaizau
3rd singular	*wilwidi	*welwai	*welwadau	*welwadai	*welwaidau
1st dual	*welwōz	*welwaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*welwadiz	*welwaidiz	*welwadiz	—	—
1st plural	*welwamaz	*welwaim	—	*welwandai	*welwaindau
2nd plural	*wilwid	*welwaid	*wilwid	*welwandai	*welwaindau
3rd plural	*welwandi	*welwain	*welwandau	*welwandai	*welwaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*walw	*wulwį̄
2nd singular	*walwt	*wulwīz
3rd singular	*walw	*wulwī
1st dual	*wulwū	*wulwīw
2nd dual	*wulwudiz	*wulwīdiz
1st plural	*wulwum	*wulwīm
2nd plural	*wulwud	*wulwīd
3rd plural	*wulwun	*wulwīn
	present	past
participles	*welwandz	*wulwanaz

Derived terms

• *welwô (“robber”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *welwan
  • Old English: welwan, wilwan
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: wlemma
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: wlemmelsa
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰𐌽 (wilwan)