Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/preunōn

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 *preunōną, equivalent *preun (“pin, needle”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*preunōn

to stab
to stitch

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*preunōn
1st sg. past	*preunōdā
Infinitive	*preunōn
Genitive infin.	*preunōnijas
Dative infin.	*preunōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*preunōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*preunō	*preunōdā
2nd singular	*preunōs	preunōdēs, preunōdōs
3rd singular	*preunōþ	preunōdē, preunōdā
1st plural	*preunōm	*preunōdum
2nd plural	*preunōþ	*preunōdud
3rd plural	*preunōnþ	*preunōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*preunō	*preunōdī
2nd singular	*preunōs	*preunōdī
3rd singular	*preunō	*preunōdī
1st plural	*preunōm	*preunōdīm
2nd plural	*preunōþ	*preunōdīd
3rd plural	*preunōn	*preunōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*preunō
Plural	*preunōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*preunōndī	*preunōd

Alternative forms

*preumōn

Related terms

*priunijan

Descendants

Old English: *prēonan (and / or from *priunijan)
- Middle English: prenen
  - English: preen
Old Frisian: *priāmia
- West Frisian: priemje, priemkje
Old Saxon: *priomon
- Middle Low German: prêmen
Old Dutch: *priemon (and / or from *priunijan)
- Middle Dutch: priemen
  - Dutch: priemen