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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *ain (“one”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*ainōn
- to unify, make one
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *ainōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *ainōdā | |
| Infinitive | *ainōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *ainōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *ainōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *ainōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *ainō | *ainōdā |
| 2nd singular | *ainōs | *ainōdēs, *ainōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *ainōþ | *ainōdē, *ainōdā |
| 1st plural | *ainōm | *ainōdum |
| 2nd plural | *ainōþ | *ainōdud |
| 3rd plural | *ainōnþ | *ainōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *ainō | *ainōdī |
| 2nd singular | *ainōs | *ainōdī |
| 3rd singular | *ainō | *ainōdī |
| 1st plural | *ainōm | *ainōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *ainōþ | *ainōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *ainōn | *ainōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *ainō | |
| Plural | *ainōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *ainōndī | *ainōd |
Related terms
- *ainēn
Descendants
- Old English: ānian
- Middle English: onen
- English: one
- Middle English: onen
- Old Frisian: *ēnia, *ānia
- West Frisian: ienje
- Old Saxon: *ēnōn
- Middle Low German: ênen
- ⇒ Old Saxon: giēnōn
- Old Dutch: ēnon
- Middle Dutch: ênen
- Dutch: enen
- Middle Dutch: ênen
- Old High German: einōn
- Middle High German: einen
- German: einen
- Middle High German: einen