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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waþalōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Verb
*waþalōn
- to sway back and forth
- to wander, roam
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *waþalōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *waþalōdā | |
| Infinitive | *waþalōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *waþalōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *waþalōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *waþalōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waþalō | *waþalōdā |
| 2nd singular | *waþalōs | *waþalōdēs, *waþalōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *waþalōþ | *waþalōdē, *waþalōdā |
| 1st plural | *waþalōm | *waþalōdum |
| 2nd plural | *waþalōþ | *waþalōdud |
| 3rd plural | *waþalōnþ | *waþalōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waþalō | *waþalōdī |
| 2nd singular | *waþalōs | *waþalōdī |
| 3rd singular | *waþalō | *waþalōdī |
| 1st plural | *waþalōm | *waþalōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *waþalōþ | *waþalōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *waþalōn | *waþalōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *waþalō | |
| Plural | *waþalōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *waþalōndī | *waþalōd |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: wathalōn
- Middle Low German: wadelen
- Old High German: wadalōn
- Middle High German: wadelen, wadeln, wedelen, wedeln
- German: wedeln
- Middle High German: wadelen, wadeln, wedelen, wedeln