Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrōtan

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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 *wrōtaną.

Verb

*wrōtan

  1. to root, to dig with the nose

Inflection

Strong class 7e
Infinitive *wrōtan
1st sg. past *wreōt
3rd pl. past *wreōtun
Past ptcple *wrōtan
Infinitive *wrōtan
Genitive infin. *wrōtannjas
Dative infin. *wrōtannjē
Instrum. infin. *wrōtannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wrōtu *wreōt
2nd singular *wrōtiʀi *wreōtī
3rd singular *wrōtidi *wreōt
1st plural *wrōtum *wreōtum
2nd plural *wrōtid *wreōtud
3rd plural *wrōtand *wreōtun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wrōtē *wreōtī
2nd singular *wrōtēs *wreōtī
3rd singular *wrōtē *wreōtī
1st plural *wrōtēm *wreōtīm
2nd plural *wrōtēþ *wreōtīd
3rd plural *wrōtēn *wreōtīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wrōt
Plural *wrōtid
Present Past
Participle *wrōtandī *wrōtan

Derived terms

Descendants