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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/serwēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *serw (“powerless”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*serwēn
- to dwindle
- to become powerless
- to whither
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *serwēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *serw?dā | |
| Infinitive | *serwēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *serwēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *serwēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *serwēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *serwē | *serw?dā |
| 2nd singular | *serwēs | *serw?dēs, *serw?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *serwēþ | *serw?dē, *serw?dā |
| 1st plural | *serwēm | *serw?dum |
| 2nd plural | *serwēþ | *serw?dud |
| 3rd plural | *serwēnþ | *serw?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *serwē | *serw?dī |
| 2nd singular | *serwēs | *serw?dī |
| 3rd singular | *serwē | *serw?dī |
| 1st plural | *serwēm | *serw?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *serwēþ | *serw?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *serwēn | *serw?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *serwē | |
| Plural | *serwēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *serwēndī | *serw?d |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *serwōn
- Middle Low German: serwen
- Old High German: serawēn
- Middle High German: serewen, serwen, serben