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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lingwan

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 *lingwaną.

Verb

*lingwan

  1. to make progress, succeed
    Synonym: *spōan

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive *lingwan
1st sg. past *langw
3rd pl. past *lungun
Past ptcple *lungan
Infinitive *lingwan
Genitive infin. *lingwannjas
Dative infin. *lingwannjē
Instrum. infin. *lingwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *lingu *langw
2nd singular *lingwiʀi *lungī
3rd singular *lingwidi *langw
1st plural *lingum *lungum
2nd plural *lingwid *lungud
3rd plural *lingwand *lungun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *lingwē *lungī
2nd singular *lingwēs *lungī
3rd singular *lingwē *lungī
1st plural *lingwēm *lungīm
2nd plural *lingwēþ *lungīd
3rd plural *lingwēn *lungīn
Imperative Present
Singular *lingw
Plural *lingwid
Present Past
Participle *lingwandī *lungan

Derived terms

  • *galingwan

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *lingan
    • Middle Low German: lingen
      • German Low German: lingen
  • Old High German: lingan
    • Middle High German: lingen
      • German: lingen
  • Proto-West Germanic: *galingwan
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