Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alan

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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 *alaną.

Verb

*alan

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to nourish, grow, produce

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive *alan
1st sg. past *ōl
3rd pl. past *ōlun
Past ptcple *alan
Infinitive *alan
Genitive infin. *alannjas
Dative infin. *alannjē
Instrum. infin. *alannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *alu *ōl
2nd singular *aliʀi *ōlī
3rd singular *alidi *ōl
1st plural *alum *ōlum
2nd plural *alid *ōlud
3rd plural *aland *ōlun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *alē *ōlī
2nd singular *alēs *ōlī
3rd singular *alē *ōlī
1st plural *alēm *ōlīm
2nd plural *alēþ *ōlīd
3rd plural *alēn *ōlīn
Imperative Present
Singular *al
Plural *alid
Present Past
Participle *alandī *alan

Descendants

  • Old English: alan