Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wankulōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *wankul (“swaying, unsteady”) +‎ *-ōn, or derived from *wankōn (“to sway”) +‎ *-lōn.

Verb

*wankulōn

to sway, waver
to rock, make sway

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wankulōn
1st sg. past	*wankulōdā
Infinitive	*wankulōn
Genitive infin.	*wankulōnijas
Dative infin.	*wankulōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wankulōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wankulō	*wankulōdā
2nd singular	*wankulōs	wankulōdēs, wankulōdōs
3rd singular	*wankulōþ	wankulōdē, wankulōdā
1st plural	*wankulōm	*wankulōdum
2nd plural	*wankulōþ	*wankulōdud
3rd plural	*wankulōnþ	*wankulōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wankulō	*wankulōdī
2nd singular	*wankulōs	*wankulōdī
3rd singular	*wankulō	*wankulōdī
1st plural	*wankulōm	*wankulōdīm
2nd plural	*wankulōþ	*wankulōdīd
3rd plural	*wankulōn	*wankulōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wankulō
Plural	*wankulōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wankulōndī	*wankulōd

Descendants

Old Frisian: *wanklia
- >? Saterland Frisian: wonkje
- West Frisian: wankelje
Old Saxon: *wankalōn
- Middle Low German: wankelen
Old Dutch: *wankalon
- Middle Dutch: wankelen
  - Dutch: wankelen
Old High German: wankalōn, wancalōn
- Middle High German: wankelen, wankeln
  - German: wankeln