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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/winnan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *winnaną.
Verb
*winnan
- to strive, to struggle
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *winnan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wann | |
| 3rd pl. past | *wunnun | |
| Past ptcple | *wunnan | |
| Infinitive | *winnan | |
| Genitive infin. | *winnannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *winnannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *winnannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *winnu | *wann |
| 2nd singular | *winniʀi | *wunnī |
| 3rd singular | *winnidi | *wann |
| 1st plural | *winnum | *wunnum |
| 2nd plural | *winnid | *wunnud |
| 3rd plural | *winnand | *wunnun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *winnē | *wunnī |
| 2nd singular | *winnēs | *wunnī |
| 3rd singular | *winnē | *wunnī |
| 1st plural | *winnēm | *wunnīm |
| 2nd plural | *winnēþ | *wunnīd |
| 3rd plural | *winnēn | *wunnīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *winn | |
| Plural | *winnid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *winnandī | *wunnan |
Descendants
- Old English: winnan, ƿinnan
- Middle English: winnen
- English: win
- Scots: win
- Middle English: winnen
- Old Frisian: winna
- Old Saxon: winnan
- Middle Low German: winnen
- Low German: winnen
- Middle Low German: winnen
- Old Dutch: winnan
- Middle Dutch: winnen
- Dutch: winnen
- Afrikaans: wen
- Limburgish: winne
- Dutch: winnen
- Middle Dutch: winnen
- Old High German: winnan
- Middle High German: winnen