Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aldēn

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 *ald (“old”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*aldēn

1. to become old, to grow old
2. to become dated

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*aldēn
1st sg. past	*ald?dā
Infinitive	*aldēn
Genitive infin.	*aldēnijas
Dative infin.	*aldēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*aldēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*aldē	*ald?dā
2nd singular	*aldēs	*ald?dēs, *ald?dēs
3rd singular	*aldēþ	*ald?dē, *ald?dā
1st plural	*aldēm	*ald?dum
2nd plural	*aldēþ	*ald?dud
3rd plural	*aldēnþ	*ald?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*aldē	*ald?dī
2nd singular	*aldēs	*ald?dī
3rd singular	*aldē	*ald?dī
1st plural	*aldēm	*ald?dīm
2nd plural	*aldēþ	*ald?dīd
3rd plural	*aldēn	*ald?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*aldē
Plural	*aldēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*aldēndī	*ald?d

Synonyms

• *aldarōn

Descendants

• Old English: ealdian
  • Middle English: olden
• Old Frisian: aldia
• Old Saxon: *aldōn
  • Middle Low German: alden, ōlden
• Old Dutch: *aldon
  • Middle Dutch: ouden
    • Dutch: ouden (obsolete)
    • Limburgish: aaje
• Old High German: altēn
  • Middle High German: alten