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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/angwēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *angwāną. Equivalent to *angī (“narrow”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*angwēn
- to be narrow
- to become narrow
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *angwēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *angw?dā | |
| Infinitive | *angwēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *angwēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *angwēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *angwēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *angwē | *angw?dā |
| 2nd singular | *angwēs | *angw?dēs, *angw?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *angwēþ | *angw?dē, *angw?dā |
| 1st plural | *angwēm | *angw?dum |
| 2nd plural | *angwēþ | *angw?dud |
| 3rd plural | *angwēnþ | *angw?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *angwē | *angw?dī |
| 2nd singular | *angwēs | *angw?dī |
| 3rd singular | *angwē | *angw?dī |
| 1st plural | *angwēm | *angw?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *angwēþ | *angw?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *angwēn | *angw?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *angwē | |
| Plural | *angwēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *angwēndī | *angw?d |
Related terms
- *angwijan
Descendants
- Old English: angian
- Old Frisian: angia
- Old Dutch: *angen
- Middle Dutch: *angen
- Dutch: angen (obsolete, attested in early modern dutch)
- Middle Dutch: *angen
- Old High German: angēn
- Middle High German: angen