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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wanēn

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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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From Proto-Germanic *wanāną. Equivalent to *wan (lacking) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*wanēn

  1. to become less; lessen; wane

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *wanēn
1st sg. past *wan?dā
Infinitive *wanēn
Genitive infin. *wanēnijas
Dative infin. *wanēnijē
Instrum. infin. *wanēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wanē *wan?dā
2nd singular *wanēs *wan?dēs, *wan?dēs
3rd singular *wanēþ *wan?dē, *wan?dā
1st plural *wanēm *wan?dum
2nd plural *wanēþ *wan?dud
3rd plural *wanēnþ *wan?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wanē *wan?dī
2nd singular *wanēs *wan?dī
3rd singular *wanē *wan?dī
1st plural *wanēm *wan?dīm
2nd plural *wanēþ *wan?dīd
3rd plural *wanēn *wan?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wanē
Plural *wanēþ
Present Past
Participle *wanēndī *wan?d

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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