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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwalmijan
 | 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 *kwalm (“murder”) + *-jan.
Verb
*kwalmijan
- to kill
- to torture
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kwalmijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *kwalmidā | |
| Infinitive | *kwalmijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kwalmijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kwalmijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kwalmijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kwalmiju | *kwalmidā |
| 2nd singular | *kwalmisi | *kwalmidēs, *kwalmidōs |
| 3rd singular | *kwalmiþi | *kwalmidē, *kwalmidā |
| 1st plural | *kwalmijum | *kwalmidum |
| 2nd plural | *kwalmiþ | *kwalmidud |
| 3rd plural | *kwalmijanþ | *kwalmidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kwalmijē | *kwalmidī |
| 2nd singular | *kwalmijēs | *kwalmidī |
| 3rd singular | *kwalmijē | *kwalmidī |
| 1st plural | *kwalmijēm | *kwalmidīm |
| 2nd plural | *kwalmijēþ | *kwalmidīd |
| 3rd plural | *kwalmijēn | *kwalmidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kwalmi | |
| Plural | *kwalmiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kwalmijandī | *kwalmid |
Descendants
- Old English: cwielman, cwylman, cwelman, cwælman
- Middle English: quelmen
- Old Frisian: quelma
- Old Saxon: quelmian