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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wankulōn

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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 *wankul (swaying, unsteady) +‎ *-ōn, or derived from *wankōn (to sway) +‎ *-lōn.

Verb

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*wankulōn

  1. to sway, waver
  2. to rock, make sway

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *wankulōn
1st sg. past *wankulōdā
Infinitive *wankulōn
Genitive infin. *wankulōnijas
Dative infin. *wankulōnijē
Instrum. infin. *wankulōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wankulō *wankulōdā
2nd singular *wankulōs *wankulōdēs, *wankulōdōs
3rd singular *wankulōþ *wankulōdē, *wankulōdā
1st plural *wankulōm *wankulōdum
2nd plural *wankulōþ *wankulōdud
3rd plural *wankulōnþ *wankulōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wankulō *wankulōdī
2nd singular *wankulōs *wankulōdī
3rd singular *wankulō *wankulōdī
1st plural *wankulōm *wankulōdīm
2nd plural *wankulōþ *wankulōdīd
3rd plural *wankulōn *wankulōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wankulō
Plural *wankulōþ
Present Past
Participle *wankulōndī *wankulōd

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *wankalōn

Descendants

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