Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snellēn

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 *snell (“quick, active”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*snellēn

to move quickly, rush

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*snellēn
1st sg. past	*snell?dā
Infinitive	*snellēn
Genitive infin.	*snellēnijas
Dative infin.	*snellēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*snellēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*snellē	*snell?dā
2nd singular	*snellēs	snell?dēs, snell?dēs
3rd singular	*snellēþ	snell?dē, snell?dā
1st plural	*snellēm	*snell?dum
2nd plural	*snellēþ	*snell?dud
3rd plural	*snellēnþ	*snell?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*snellē	*snell?dī
2nd singular	*snellēs	*snell?dī
3rd singular	*snellē	*snell?dī
1st plural	*snellēm	*snell?dīm
2nd plural	*snellēþ	*snell?dīd
3rd plural	*snellēn	*snell?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*snellē
Plural	*snellēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*snellēndī	*snell?d

Descendants

Old Saxon: *snellōn
- Middle Low German: snellen
Old Dutch: *snellon
- Middle Dutch: snellen
  - Dutch: snellen
Old High German: snellēn
- Middle High German: snellen
  - German: schnellen