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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwāsōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *dwās (“fool”) + *-ōn or *dwās (“foolish”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*dwāsōn
- to act like a fool
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dwāsōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *dwāsōdā | |
| Infinitive | *dwāsōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *dwāsōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *dwāsōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dwāsōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwāsō | *dwāsōdā |
| 2nd singular | *dwāsōs | *dwāsōdēs, *dwāsōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *dwāsōþ | *dwāsōdē, *dwāsōdā |
| 1st plural | *dwāsōm | *dwāsōdum |
| 2nd plural | *dwāsōþ | *dwāsōdud |
| 3rd plural | *dwāsōnþ | *dwāsōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwāsō | *dwāsōdī |
| 2nd singular | *dwāsōs | *dwāsōdī |
| 3rd singular | *dwāsō | *dwāsōdī |
| 1st plural | *dwāsōm | *dwāsōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *dwāsōþ | *dwāsōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *dwāsōn | *dwāsōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dwāsō | |
| Plural | *dwāsōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dwāsōndī | *dwāsōd |
Descendants
- Old English: dwǣsian
- Old Saxon: *dwāsōn
- Middle Low German: dwâsen
- Old Dutch: *dwāson
- Middle Dutch: dwâsen
- Dutch: dwazen (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: dwâsen
- Old High German: *twāsōn
- Middle Low German: twāsen