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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dauwēn

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dawwāną. Equivalent to *dauw (moisture, dew) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*dauwēn

  1. to bedew
  2. to melt

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *dauwēn
1st sg. past *dauw?dā
Infinitive *dauwēn
Genitive infin. *dauwēnijas
Dative infin. *dauwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *dauwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dauwē *dauw?dā
2nd singular *dauwēs *dauw?dēs, *dauw?dēs
3rd singular *dauwēþ *dauw?dē, *dauw?dā
1st plural *dauwēm *dauw?dum
2nd plural *dauwēþ *dauw?dud
3rd plural *dauwēnþ *dauw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dauwē *dauw?dī
2nd singular *dauwēs *dauw?dī
3rd singular *dauwē *dauw?dī
1st plural *dauwēm *dauw?dīm
2nd plural *dauwēþ *dauw?dīd
3rd plural *dauwēn *dauw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dauwē
Plural *dauwēþ
Present Past
Participle *dauwēndī *dauw?d

Descendants

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