Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīdiʀōn

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 *wīdiʀō (“wider”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*wīdiʀōn

1. to make wider, extend, expand

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wīdiʀōn
1st sg. past	*wīdiʀōdā
Infinitive	*wīdiʀōn
Genitive infin.	*wīdiʀōnijas
Dative infin.	*wīdiʀōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wīdiʀōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīdiʀō	*wīdiʀōdā
2nd singular	*wīdiʀōs	*wīdiʀōdēs, *wīdiʀōdōs
3rd singular	*wīdiʀōþ	*wīdiʀōdē, *wīdiʀōdā
1st plural	*wīdiʀōm	*wīdiʀōdum
2nd plural	*wīdiʀōþ	*wīdiʀōdud
3rd plural	*wīdiʀōnþ	*wīdiʀōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīdiʀō	*wīdiʀōdī
2nd singular	*wīdiʀōs	*wīdiʀōdī
3rd singular	*wīdiʀō	*wīdiʀōdī
1st plural	*wīdiʀōm	*wīdiʀōdīm
2nd plural	*wīdiʀōþ	*wīdiʀōdīd
3rd plural	*wīdiʀōn	*wīdiʀōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wīdiʀō
Plural	*wīdiʀōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wīdiʀōndī	*wīdiʀōd

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *wīdria
  • ⇒ West Frisian: ferwiderje
• Old Saxon: *wīdiron
  • ⇒ Middle Low German: vörwīderen
• Old Dutch: *wīdiron
  • Middle Dutch: wideren
    • Dutch: wijderen (obsolete)
      • ⇒ Dutch: verwijderen
• Old High German: *wītirōn
  • Middle High German: wīteren, wītern
    • German: weitern (rare)
    • ⇒ Middle High German: erwīteren, erwītern
      • German: erweitern
  • ⇒ Old High German: gewītirōn
    • Middle High German: gewīteren, gewītern