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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wībōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *wīb (“wife”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*wībōn
- to take a wife, to marry
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wībōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *wībōdā | |
| Infinitive | *wībōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *wībōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *wībōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wībōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wībō | *wībōdā |
| 2nd singular | *wībōs | *wībōdēs, *wībōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *wībōþ | *wībōdē, *wībōdā |
| 1st plural | *wībōm | *wībōdum |
| 2nd plural | *wībōþ | *wībōdud |
| 3rd plural | *wībōnþ | *wībōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wībō | *wībōdī |
| 2nd singular | *wībōs | *wībōdī |
| 3rd singular | *wībō | *wībōdī |
| 1st plural | *wībōm | *wībōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *wībōþ | *wībōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *wībōn | *wībōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wībō | |
| Plural | *wībōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wībōndī | *wībōd |
Descendants
- Old English: wīfian
- Middle English: wiven
- English: wive
- Scots: wife, wyfe, wive
- Middle English: wiven
- Old Frisian: wīvia
- West Frisian: wiifje
- Old Saxon: *wīvōn
- Middle Low German: wīven
- Old Dutch: *wīvon
- Middle Dutch: wiven
- Old High German: *wībōn
- Middle High German: wīben
- German: weiben (dialectal)
- Middle High German: wīben