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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wanēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wanāną, equivalent to *wan (“lacking”) + *-ēn
Verb
*wanēn
- to become less; lessen; wane
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wanēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *wan?dā | |
| Infinitive | *wanēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *wanēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *wanēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wanēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wanē | *wan?dā |
| 2nd singular | *wanēs | *wan?dēs, *wan?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *wanēþ | *wan?dē, *wan?dā |
| 1st plural | *wanēm | *wan?dum |
| 2nd plural | *wanēþ | *wan?dud |
| 3rd plural | *wanēnþ | *wan?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wanē | *wan?dī |
| 2nd singular | *wanēs | *wan?dī |
| 3rd singular | *wanē | *wan?dī |
| 1st plural | *wanēm | *wan?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *wanēþ | *wan?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *wanēn | *wan?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wanē | |
| Plural | *wanēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wanēndī | *wan?d |
Alternative reconstructions
- *wanōn
Descendants
- Old English: wanian, wonian
- Middle English: wanien, wonien, wanen
- Scots: wan, wane
- English: wane
- Middle English: wanien, wonien, wanen
- Old Frisian: wania, wonia
- Old Saxon: wanōn
- Old Dutch: *wanon
- Middle Dutch: wanen, waenen
- Old High German: wanōn