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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Most likely from an unattested adjective *welk (“moist, withering”) + *-ēn, which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“moist; wet”), compare Lithuanian vilgyti (“to make wet”). Could go back to a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *welkāną, but is only attested in West Germanic.
Verb
*welkēn
- to welt, wither
- to become moist
Inflection
| Class 3 weak
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| Infinitive
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*welkēn
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| 1st sg. past
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*welk?dā
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| Infinitive
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*welkēn
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| Genitive infin.
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*welkēnijas
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| Dative infin.
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*welkēnijē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*welkēniju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*welkē
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*welk?dā
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| 2nd singular
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*welkēs
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*welk?dēs, *welk?dēs
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| 3rd singular
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*welkēþ
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*welk?dē, *welk?dā
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| 1st plural
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*welkēm
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*welk?dum
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| 2nd plural
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*welkēþ
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*welk?dud
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| 3rd plural
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*welkēnþ
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*welk?dun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*welkē
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*welk?dī
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| 2nd singular
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*welkēs
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*welk?dī
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| 3rd singular
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*welkē
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*welk?dī
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| 1st plural
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*welkēm
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*welk?dīm
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| 2nd plural
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*welkēþ
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*welk?dīd
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| 3rd plural
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*welkēn
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*welk?dīn
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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*welkē
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| Plural
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*welkēþ
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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*welkēndī
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*welk?d
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Descendants
