Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-lōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*-lōną

frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition

Inflection

Conjugation of *-lōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*-lō	*-lǭ	—	*-lōi	?
2nd singular	*-lōsi	*-lōs	*-lō	*-lōsai	*-lōsau
3rd singular	*-lōþi	*-lō	*-lōþau	*-lōþai	*-lōþau
1st dual	*-lōs	*-lōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*-lōþiz	*-lōþiz	*-lōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*-lōmaz	*-lōm	—	*-lōnþai	*-lōnþau
2nd plural	*-lōþ	*-lōþ	*-lōþ	*-lōnþai	*-lōnþau
3rd plural	*-lōnþi	*-lōn	*-lōnþau	*-lōnþai	*-lōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*-lōdǭ	*-lōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*-lōdēz	*-lōdēdīz
3rd singular	*-lōdē	*-lōdēdī
1st dual	*-lōdēdū	*-lōdēdīw
2nd dual	*-lōdēdudiz	*-lōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*-lōdēdum	*-lōdēdīm
2nd plural	*-lōdēdud	*-lōdēdīd
3rd plural	*-lōdēdun	*-lōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*-lōndz	*-lōdaz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-lōną

Descendants

Old English: -lian
- Middle English: -lien, -len, -elen (merged with all other verbs)
  - English: -le (unproductive)
Old Frisian: -lia, -lja
- North Frisian: -je
- Saterland Frisian: -ele, -elje
- West Frisian: -je
Old Saxon: -lōn
- Middle Low German: -len, -eln
  - Low German: -eln
Old Dutch: -lon
- Middle Dutch: -elen (merged with all other verbs)
  - Dutch: -elen
Old High German: -lōn
- Middle High German: -eln
  - German: -eln (merged with all other verbs)
Old Norse: -la
- Icelandic: -la
- Faroese: -la
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: -le
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: -la
- Swedish: -la
- Danish: -le

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-lōną

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