Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slingwan

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 *slingwaną.

Verb

*slingwan

to swing, sling
to wind, twist

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*slingwan
1st sg. past	*slangw
3rd pl. past	*slungun
Past ptcple	*slungan
Infinitive	*slingwan
Genitive infin.	*slingwannjas
Dative infin.	*slingwannjē
Instrum. infin.	*slingwannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*slingu	*slangw
2nd singular	*slingwiʀi	*slungī
3rd singular	*slingwidi	*slangw
1st plural	*slingum	*slungum
2nd plural	*slingwid	*slungud
3rd plural	*slingwand	*slungun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*slingwē	*slungī
2nd singular	*slingwēs	*slungī
3rd singular	*slingwē	*slungī
1st plural	*slingwēm	*slungīm
2nd plural	*slingwēþ	*slungīd
3rd plural	*slingwēn	*slungīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*slingw
Plural	*slingwid
	Present	Past
Participle	*slingwandī	*slungan

Derived terms

*slangwijan

Descendants

Old English: slingan
- Middle English: slyngen
  - English: sling
Old Saxon: slingan
- Middle Low German: slingen
  - Low German: slingen
Old Dutch: *slingan
- Middle Dutch: slingen
  - Dutch: slingen
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: slingeren
    - Dutch: slingeren
Old High German: slingan
- Middle High German: slingen
  - German: schlingen