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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/watarōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *watar (“water”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*watarōn
- to give water
- to soak in water
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *watarōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *watarōdā | |
| Infinitive | *watarōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *watarōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *watarōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *watarōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *watarō | *watarōdā |
| 2nd singular | *watarōs | *watarōdēs, *watarōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *watarōþ | *watarōdē, *watarōdā |
| 1st plural | *watarōm | *watarōdum |
| 2nd plural | *watarōþ | *watarōdud |
| 3rd plural | *watarōnþ | *watarōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *watarō | *watarōdī |
| 2nd singular | *watarōs | *watarōdī |
| 3rd singular | *watarō | *watarōdī |
| 1st plural | *watarōm | *watarōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *watarōþ | *watarōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *watarōn | *watarōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *watarō | |
| Plural | *watarōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *watarōndī | *watarōd |
Descendants
- Old English: wæterian
- Middle English: watren
- English: water
- Scots: water, watir
- Middle English: watren
- Old Frisian: wetria
- Saterland Frisian: woaterje
- West Frisian: wetterje, wietterje
- Old Saxon: *watarōn
- Middle Low German: wateren
- German Low German: watern
- Middle Low German: wateren
- Old Dutch: *wataron
- Middle Dutch: wateren
- Dutch: wateren
- Middle Dutch: wateren
- Old High German: *wazzarōn
- Middle High German: wazzeren, wazzern
- German: wassern
- Middle High German: wazzeren, wazzern