Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wānijan

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 Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Equivalent to *wāni +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wānijan

to hope, to expect

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wānijan
1st sg. past	*wānidā
Infinitive	*wānijan
Genitive infin.	*wānijannjas
Dative infin.	*wānijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wānijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wāniju	*wānidā
2nd singular	*wānisi	wānidēs, wānidōs
3rd singular	*wāniþi	wānidē, wānidā
1st plural	*wānijum	*wānidum
2nd plural	*wāniþ	*wānidud
3rd plural	*wānijanþ	*wānidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wānijē	*wānidī
2nd singular	*wānijēs	*wānidī
3rd singular	*wānijē	*wānidī
1st plural	*wānijēm	*wānidīm
2nd plural	*wānijēþ	*wānidīd
3rd plural	*wānijēn	*wānidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wāni
Plural	*wāniþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wānijandī	*wānid

Descendants

Old English: wǣnan, wēnan
- Middle English: wenen
  - Scots: wen, wene, ween
  - English: ween
Old Frisian: wēna
Old Saxon: wānian
- Middle Low German: wânen
Old Dutch: wānen
- Middle Dutch: wânen
  - Dutch: wanen
Old High German: wānen
- Middle High German: wænen
  - German: wähnen