Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrainōn

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 *hrainī +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*hrainōn

1. (transitive) to make clean, cleanse

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*hrainōn
1st sg. past	*hrainōdā
Infinitive	*hrainōn
Genitive infin.	*hrainōnijas
Dative infin.	*hrainōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*hrainōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hrainō	*hrainōdā
2nd singular	*hrainōs	*hrainōdēs, *hrainōdōs
3rd singular	*hrainōþ	*hrainōdē, *hrainōdā
1st plural	*hrainōm	*hrainōdum
2nd plural	*hrainōþ	*hrainōdud
3rd plural	*hrainōnþ	*hrainōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hrainō	*hrainōdī
2nd singular	*hrainōs	*hrainōdī
3rd singular	*hrainō	*hrainōdī
1st plural	*hrainōm	*hrainōdīm
2nd plural	*hrainōþ	*hrainōdīd
3rd plural	*hrainōn	*hrainōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hrainō
Plural	*hrainōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hrainōndī	*hrainōd

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hrēnon
  • Middle Low German: rênen (merged with the descendant of *hrainijan)
• Old High German: reinōn
  • Middle High German: reinen (merged with the descendant of *hrainijan)