Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wānijan

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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 *wēnijaną. Equivalent to *wāni (hope, expectation) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wānijan

  1. to hope, expect

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wānijan
1st sg. past *wānidā
Infinitive *wānijan
Genitive infin. *wānijannjas
Dative infin. *wānijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wānijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wāniju *wānidā
2nd singular *wānisi *wānidēs, *wānidōs
3rd singular *wāniþi *wānidē, *wānidā
1st plural *wānijum *wānidum
2nd plural *wāniþ *wānidud
3rd plural *wānijanþ *wānidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wānijē *wānidī
2nd singular *wānijēs *wānidī
3rd singular *wānijē *wānidī
1st plural *wānijēm *wānidīm
2nd plural *wānijēþ *wānidīd
3rd plural *wānijēn *wānidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wāni
Plural *wāniþ
Present Past
Participle *wānijandī *wānid

Descendants