Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grāwēn

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 *grāu (“grey”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*grāwēn

1. to be grey
2. to become grey

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*grāwēn
1st sg. past	*grāw?dā
Infinitive	*grāwēn
Genitive infin.	*grāwēnijas
Dative infin.	*grāwēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*grāwēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*grāwē	*grāw?dā
2nd singular	*grāwēs	*grāw?dēs, *grāw?dēs
3rd singular	*grāwēþ	*grāw?dē, *grāw?dā
1st plural	*grāwēm	*grāw?dum
2nd plural	*grāwēþ	*grāw?dud
3rd plural	*grāwēnþ	*grāw?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*grāwē	*grāw?dī
2nd singular	*grāwēs	*grāw?dī
3rd singular	*grāwē	*grāw?dī
1st plural	*grāwēm	*grāw?dīm
2nd plural	*grāwēþ	*grāw?dīd
3rd plural	*grāwēn	*grāw?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*grāwē
Plural	*grāwēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*grāwēndī	*grāw?d

Descendants

• Old English: *grǣġian
  • Middle English: greien
    • English: grey, gray
• Old Saxon: grāwon
  • Middle Low German: grāwen
• Old Dutch: grāwon
  • Middle Dutch: grauwen
    • Dutch: grauwen
• Old High German: grāwēn, grāwōn
  • Middle High German: grāwen
    • German: grauen