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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wippōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Verb
*wippōn
- to move back and forth, waver
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wippōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *wippōdā | |
| Infinitive | *wippōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *wippōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *wippōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wippōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wippō | *wippōdā |
| 2nd singular | *wippōs | *wippōdēs, *wippōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *wippōþ | *wippōdē, *wippōdā |
| 1st plural | *wippōm | *wippōdum |
| 2nd plural | *wippōþ | *wippōdud |
| 3rd plural | *wippōnþ | *wippōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wippō | *wippōdī |
| 2nd singular | *wippōs | *wippōdī |
| 3rd singular | *wippō | *wippōdī |
| 1st plural | *wippōm | *wippōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *wippōþ | *wippōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *wippōn | *wippōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wippō | |
| Plural | *wippōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wippōndī | *wippōd |
Descendants
- *wippil
- Old Dutch: *wippil
- Middle Dutch: wippel
- Old High German: wipfil
- Middle High German: wipfel, wiffel
- German: Wipfel
- Middle High German: wipfel, wiffel
- Old Dutch: *wippil
Descendants
- Old Dutch: *wippon
- Middle Dutch: wippen
- Dutch: wippen
- → Middle English: wippen, whippen
- English: whip
- Middle Dutch: wippen
- Old High German: wipfōn, wiphōn (“to rush, scurry, bob”)
- Middle High German: wipfen (“bounce, hop, jump”)