Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þewēn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þewāną. Equivalent to *þeu (“servile, slavish”) +‎ *-ēn or *þeu (“slave”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*þewēn

1. to enslave

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*þewēn
1st sg. past	*þew?dā
Infinitive	*þewēn
Genitive infin.	*þewēnijas
Dative infin.	*þewēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*þewēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þewē	*þew?dā
2nd singular	*þewēs	*þew?dēs, *þew?dēs
3rd singular	*þewēþ	*þew?dē, *þew?dā
1st plural	*þewēm	*þew?dum
2nd plural	*þewēþ	*þew?dud
3rd plural	*þewēnþ	*þew?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þewē	*þew?dī
2nd singular	*þewēs	*þew?dī
3rd singular	*þewē	*þew?dī
1st plural	*þewēm	*þew?dīm
2nd plural	*þewēþ	*þew?dīd
3rd plural	*þewēn	*þew?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þewē
Plural	*þewēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*þewēndī	*þew?d

Descendants

• Old English: þeowian
• Old High German: dewēn