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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwalōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dwalōną. Equivalent to *dwal + *-ōn.
Verb
*dwalōn
- To withhold; hesitate; delay
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dwalōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *dwalōdā | |
| Infinitive | *dwalōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *dwalōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *dwalōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dwalōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwalō | *dwalōdā |
| 2nd singular | *dwalōs | *dwalōdēs, *dwalōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *dwalōþ | *dwalōdē, *dwalōdā |
| 1st plural | *dwalōm | *dwalōdum |
| 2nd plural | *dwalōþ | *dwalōdud |
| 3rd plural | *dwalōnþ | *dwalōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwalō | *dwalōdī |
| 2nd singular | *dwalōs | *dwalōdī |
| 3rd singular | *dwalō | *dwalōdī |
| 1st plural | *dwalōm | *dwalōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *dwalōþ | *dwalōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *dwalōn | *dwalōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dwalō | |
| Plural | *dwalōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dwalōndī | *dwalōd |
Descendants
- Old English: dwalian, dwolian
- Middle English: dwalien, dwalen
- English: dwale
- Scots: dwall
- Middle English: dwalien, dwalen
- Old Frisian: dwalia
- North Frisian: dwaale
- West Frisian: dwale
- Old Saxon: dwalōn
- Middle Low German: dwālen
- German Low German: dwalen
- Middle Low German: dwālen
- Old Dutch: *dwalon
- Middle Dutch: dualen, dwalen
- Dutch: dwalen
- Middle Dutch: dualen, dwalen
- Old High German: twalōn
- Middle High German: twalen