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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wadan

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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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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ-.

Verb

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*wadan

  1. to wade

Inflection

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Strong class 6
Infinitive *wadan
1st sg. past *wōd
3rd pl. past *wōdun
Past ptcple *wadan
Infinitive *wadan
Genitive infin. *wadannjas
Dative infin. *wadannjē
Instrum. infin. *wadannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wadu *wōd
2nd singular *wadiʀi *wōdī
3rd singular *wadidi *wōd
1st plural *wadum *wōdum
2nd plural *wadid *wōdud
3rd plural *wadand *wōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wadē *wōdī
2nd singular *wadēs *wōdī
3rd singular *wadē *wōdī
1st plural *wadēm *wōdīm
2nd plural *wadēþ *wōdīd
3rd plural *wadēn *wōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wad
Plural *wadid
Present Past
Participle *wadandī *wadan

Descendants

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  • Old English: wadan
  • Old Frisian: wada
  • Old Saxon: wadan
  • Old Dutch: *wadan
  • Old High German: watan