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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dumbēn

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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 *dumb (dumb, mute) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*dumbēn

  1. to be silent, become silent
  2. to act foolishly

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *dumbēn
1st sg. past *dumb?dā
Infinitive *dumbēn
Genitive infin. *dumbēnijas
Dative infin. *dumbēnijē
Instrum. infin. *dumbēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dumbē *dumb?dā
2nd singular *dumbēs *dumb?dēs, *dumb?dēs
3rd singular *dumbēþ *dumb?dē, *dumb?dā
1st plural *dumbēm *dumb?dum
2nd plural *dumbēþ *dumb?dud
3rd plural *dumbēnþ *dumb?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dumbē *dumb?dī
2nd singular *dumbēs *dumb?dī
3rd singular *dumbē *dumb?dī
1st plural *dumbēm *dumb?dīm
2nd plural *dumbēþ *dumb?dīd
3rd plural *dumbēn *dumb?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dumbē
Plural *dumbēþ
Present Past
Participle *dumbēndī *dumb?d

Descendants

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