Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/willjōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *willjō (“will, desire”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*willjōn

to will, desire

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*willjōn
1st sg. past	*willjōdā
Infinitive	*willjōn
Genitive infin.	*willjōnijas
Dative infin.	*willjōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*willjōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*willjō	*willjōdā
2nd singular	*willjōs	willjōdēs, willjōdōs
3rd singular	*willjōþ	willjōdē, willjōdā
1st plural	*willjōm	*willjōdum
2nd plural	*willjōþ	*willjōdud
3rd plural	*willjōnþ	*willjōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*willjō	*willjōdī
2nd singular	*willjōs	*willjōdī
3rd singular	*willjō	*willjōdī
1st plural	*willjōm	*willjōdīm
2nd plural	*willjōþ	*willjōdīd
3rd plural	*willjōn	*willjōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*willjō
Plural	*willjōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*willjōndī	*willjōd

Descendants

Old English: willian, ƿillian
- Middle English: willen (merged with descendant of willan)
  - English: will
  - Scots: will, wil
Old Saxon: *williōn
- ⇒ Old Saxon: giwilliōn
- Middle Low German: willen (merged with descendant of willian)
  - German Low German: willen
Old Dutch: willon
- Middle Dutch: willen (merged with descendant of willen)
  - Dutch: willen
Old High German: willeōn, willōn
- Middle High German: willen
  - German: willen