Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grōnijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōnijaną. Equivalent to *grōnī (“green”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*grōnijan

to make green, to paint green
to become green, flourish

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*grōnijan
1st sg. past	*grōnidā
Infinitive	*grōnijan
Genitive infin.	*grōnijannjas
Dative infin.	*grōnijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*grōnijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*grōniju	*grōnidā
2nd singular	*grōnisi	grōnidēs, grōnidōs
3rd singular	*grōniþi	grōnidē, grōnidā
1st plural	*grōnijum	*grōnidum
2nd plural	*grōniþ	*grōnidud
3rd plural	*grōnijanþ	*grōnidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*grōnijē	*grōnidī
2nd singular	*grōnijēs	*grōnidī
3rd singular	*grōnijē	*grōnidī
1st plural	*grōnijēm	*grōnidīm
2nd plural	*grōnijēþ	*grōnidīd
3rd plural	*grōnijēn	*grōnidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*grōni
Plural	*grōniþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*grōnijandī	*grōnid

Descendants

Old Saxon: *grōnian
- Middle Low German: grönen
  - German Low German: grönen
Old Dutch: *gruonen
- Middle Dutch: groenen
  - Dutch: groenen
Old High German: gruonen
- Middle High German: grüenen
  - German: grünen