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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salwijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *salu (“dusky, grey”) + *-jan.
Verb
*salwijan
- to make grey
- to soil, to besmirch
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *salwijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *salwidā | |
| Infinitive | *salwijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *salwijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *salwijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *salwijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *salwiju | *salwidā |
| 2nd singular | *salwisi | *salwidēs, *salwidōs |
| 3rd singular | *salwiþi | *salwidē, *salwidā |
| 1st plural | *salwijum | *salwidum |
| 2nd plural | *salwiþ | *salwidud |
| 3rd plural | *salwijanþ | *salwidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *salwijē | *salwidī |
| 2nd singular | *salwijēs | *salwidī |
| 3rd singular | *salwijē | *salwidī |
| 1st plural | *salwijēm | *salwidīm |
| 2nd plural | *salwijēþ | *salwidīd |
| 3rd plural | *salwijēn | *salwidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *salwi | |
| Plural | *salwiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *salwijandī | *salwid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *salwian
- Middle Low German: *salewen
- ⇒ Middle Low German: vörsalewen
- Middle Low German: *salewen
- Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch: saluwen, salwen, seluwen, selwen
- Dutch: zaluwen (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: saluwen, salwen, seluwen, selwen
- Old High German: salawen
- Middle High German: salewen, salwen