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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falwēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *falu (“pale, fallow”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*falwēn
- to become pale
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *falwēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *falw?dā | |
| Infinitive | *falwēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *falwēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *falwēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *falwēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *falwē | *falw?dā |
| 2nd singular | *falwēs | *falw?dēs, *falw?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *falwēþ | *falw?dē, *falw?dā |
| 1st plural | *falwēm | *falw?dum |
| 2nd plural | *falwēþ | *falw?dud |
| 3rd plural | *falwēnþ | *falw?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *falwē | *falw?dī |
| 2nd singular | *falwēs | *falw?dī |
| 3rd singular | *falwē | *falw?dī |
| 1st plural | *falwēm | *falw?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *falwēþ | *falw?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *falwēn | *falw?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *falwē | |
| Plural | *falwēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *falwēndī | *falw?d |
Descendants
- Old English: fealwian, fealewian, fealuwian
- Middle English: falwen
- Old Saxon: *falwōn
- Middle Low German: vālewen, valwen, fālewen, falven
- Old Dutch: *falwon
- Middle Dutch: valen, valuwen
- Dutch: valen, valuwen (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: valen, valuwen
- Old High German: falawēn, falwēn
- Middle High German: valwen, falwen