Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rūnōn

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 *rūnu +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*rūnōn

to whisper, round

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*rūnōn
1st sg. past	*rūnōdā
Infinitive	*rūnōn
Genitive infin.	*rūnōnijas
Dative infin.	*rūnōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*rūnōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*rūnō	*rūnōdā
2nd singular	*rūnōs	rūnōdēs, rūnōdōs
3rd singular	*rūnōþ	rūnōdē, rūnōdā
1st plural	*rūnōm	*rūnōdum
2nd plural	*rūnōþ	*rūnōdud
3rd plural	*rūnōnþ	*rūnōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*rūnō	*rūnōdī
2nd singular	*rūnōs	*rūnōdī
3rd singular	*rūnō	*rūnōdī
1st plural	*rūnōm	*rūnōdīm
2nd plural	*rūnōþ	*rūnōdīd
3rd plural	*rūnōn	*rūnōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*rūnō
Plural	*rūnōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*rūnōndī	*rūnōd

Descendants

Old English: rūnian
- Middle English: rounen
  - Scots: roun, round
  - English: roun, round
Old Saxon: rūnōn, rūnoian, rūnian
- Middle Low German: rûnen
  - German Low German: runen
Old Dutch: *rūnōn
- Middle Dutch: rūnen, ruynen, roenen
  - Dutch: ruinen
Old High German: rūnōn
- Middle High German: rūnen
  - German: raunen
→ Old French: runer