Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīpēn

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 *rīpī (“ripe”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*rīpēn

1. to be ripe
2. to become ripe

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*rīpēn
1st sg. past	*rīp?dā
Infinitive	*rīpēn
Genitive infin.	*rīpēnijas
Dative infin.	*rīpēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*rīpēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīpē	*rīp?dā
2nd singular	*rīpēs	*rīp?dēs, *rīp?dēs
3rd singular	*rīpēþ	*rīp?dē, *rīp?dā
1st plural	*rīpēm	*rīp?dum
2nd plural	*rīpēþ	*rīp?dud
3rd plural	*rīpēnþ	*rīp?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīpē	*rīp?dī
2nd singular	*rīpēs	*rīp?dī
3rd singular	*rīpē	*rīp?dī
1st plural	*rīpēm	*rīp?dīm
2nd plural	*rīpēþ	*rīp?dīd
3rd plural	*rīpēn	*rīp?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*rīpē
Plural	*rīpēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*rīpēndī	*rīp?d

Descendants

• Old English: rīpian
  • Middle English: ripen
    • English: ripe
• Old Frisian: *rīpia
  • West Frisian: rypje
• Old Saxon: rīpon
  • Middle Low German: rīpen
• Old Dutch: *rīpon
  • Middle Dutch: ripen
    • Dutch: rijpen
• Old High German: rīfēn
  • Middle High German: rīfen
    • German: reifen