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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wlakwēn

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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 *wlaku (lukewarm) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*wlakwēn

  1. to be lukewarm
  2. to become lukewarm

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *wlakwēn
1st sg. past *wlakw?dā
Infinitive *wlakwēn
Genitive infin. *wlakwēnijas
Dative infin. *wlakwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *wlakwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wlakwē *wlakw?dā
2nd singular *wlakwēs *wlakw?dēs, *wlakw?dēs
3rd singular *wlakwēþ *wlakw?dē, *wlakw?dā
1st plural *wlakwēm *wlakw?dum
2nd plural *wlakwēþ *wlakw?dud
3rd plural *wlakwēnþ *wlakw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wlakwē *wlakw?dī
2nd singular *wlakwēs *wlakw?dī
3rd singular *wlakwē *wlakw?dī
1st plural *wlakwēm *wlakw?dīm
2nd plural *wlakwēþ *wlakw?dīd
3rd plural *wlakwēn *wlakw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wlakwē
Plural *wlakwēþ
Present Past
Participle *wlakwēndī *wlakw?d

Descendants

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  • Old English: wlacian
    • Middle English: wlechen (merged in form and meaning with Old English wleccan)
  • Old Saxon: *wlakōn
  • Old High German: walahhēn