Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurtwalōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *wurtwalu (“root”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*wurtwalōn

to plant
to take root

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wurtwalōn
1st sg. past	*wurtwalōdā
Infinitive	*wurtwalōn
Genitive infin.	*wurtwalōnijas
Dative infin.	*wurtwalōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wurtwalōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wurtwalō	*wurtwalōdā
2nd singular	*wurtwalōs	wurtwalōdēs, wurtwalōdōs
3rd singular	*wurtwalōþ	wurtwalōdē, wurtwalōdā
1st plural	*wurtwalōm	*wurtwalōdum
2nd plural	*wurtwalōþ	*wurtwalōdud
3rd plural	*wurtwalōnþ	*wurtwalōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wurtwalō	*wurtwalōdī
2nd singular	*wurtwalōs	*wurtwalōdī
3rd singular	*wurtwalō	*wurtwalōdī
1st plural	*wurtwalōm	*wurtwalōdīm
2nd plural	*wurtwalōþ	*wurtwalōdīd
3rd plural	*wurtwalōn	*wurtwalōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wurtwalō
Plural	*wurtwalōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wurtwalōndī	*wurtwalōd

Descendants

Old English: wyrtwalian
Old Frisian: *wortelia
- West Frisian: woartelje, wurtelje
Old Saxon: *wurtalōn
- Middle Low German: wortelen, wörtelen
Old Dutch: *wurtalon
- Middle Dutch: wortelen
  - Dutch: wortelen
Old High German: wurzalōn
- Middle High German: wurzelen, wurzeln, wurtzeln
  - German: wurzeln