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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wallan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wallaną.
Verb
*wallan
- to well up, spring out, bubble forth
Inflection
| Strong class 7c | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wallan | |
| 1st sg. past | *weall | |
| 3rd pl. past | *weallun | |
| Past ptcple | *wallan | |
| Infinitive | *wallan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wallannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wallannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wallannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wallu | *weall |
| 2nd singular | *walliʀi | *weallī |
| 3rd singular | *wallidi | *weall |
| 1st plural | *wallum | *weallum |
| 2nd plural | *wallid | *weallud |
| 3rd plural | *walland | *weallun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wallē | *weallī |
| 2nd singular | *wallēs | *weallī |
| 3rd singular | *wallē | *weallī |
| 1st plural | *wallēm | *weallīm |
| 2nd plural | *wallēþ | *weallīd |
| 3rd plural | *wallēn | *weallīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wall | |
| Plural | *wallid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wallandī | *wallan |
Derived terms
- *walli
- *wallijan
Descendants
- Old English: wallan, weallan
- Middle English: wallen
- Scots: wall, wal
- English: wall
- Middle English: wallen
- Old Frisian: walla
- (West Frisian: wâlje)
- Old Saxon: wallan
- Middle Low German: wallen
- Old Dutch: wallan
- Middle Dutch: wallen
- Dutch: wallen
- Middle Dutch: wallen
- Old High German: wallan
- Middle High German: wallen
- German: wallen
- Middle High German: wallen