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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dauwēn

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 Proto-Germanic *dawwāną. Equivalent to *dauw (moisture, dew) + *-ēn.

Verb

*dauwēn

  1. to bedew
  2. to melt

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *dauwēn
1st sg. past *dauw?dā
Infinitive *dauwēn
Genitive infin. *dauwēnijas
Dative infin. *dauwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *dauwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dauwē *dauw?dā
2nd singular *dauwēs *dauw?dēs, *dauw?dēs
3rd singular *dauwēþ *dauw?dē, *dauw?dā
1st plural *dauwēm *dauw?dum
2nd plural *dauwēþ *dauw?dud
3rd plural *dauwēnþ *dauw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dauwē *dauw?dī
2nd singular *dauwēs *dauw?dī
3rd singular *dauwē *dauw?dī
1st plural *dauwēm *dauw?dīm
2nd plural *dauwēþ *dauw?dīd
3rd plural *dauwēn *dauw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dauwē
Plural *dauwēþ
Present Past
Participle *dauwēndī *dauw?d

Descendants

  • Old English: *dēawian
  • Old Frisian: dauwa
    • Saterland Frisian: daue
  • Old Dutch: *douwon
    • Middle Dutch: douwen, dauwen
      • Dutch: dauwen
  • Old High German: touwēn
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