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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīpōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Verb
*wīpōn
- to wipe
- to swing
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wīpōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *wīpōdā | |
| Infinitive | *wīpōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *wīpōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *wīpōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wīpōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīpō | *wīpōdā |
| 2nd singular | *wīpōs | *wīpōdēs, *wīpōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *wīpōþ | *wīpōdē, *wīpōdā |
| 1st plural | *wīpōm | *wīpōdum |
| 2nd plural | *wīpōþ | *wīpōdud |
| 3rd plural | *wīpōnþ | *wīpōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīpō | *wīpōdī |
| 2nd singular | *wīpōs | *wīpōdī |
| 3rd singular | *wīpō | *wīpōdī |
| 1st plural | *wīpōm | *wīpōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *wīpōþ | *wīpōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *wīpōn | *wīpōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wīpō | |
| Plural | *wīpōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wīpōndī | *wīpōd |
Descendants
- Old English: wīpian, ƿīpian
- Middle English: wipen
- English: wipe
- Scots: wip, wepe, wype, wipe
- Middle English: wipen
- Old Dutch: *wīpon
- Middle Dutch: wipen
- Old High German: *wīfon
- Middle High German: wīfen (“to swing”)