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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rōwēn

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 *rōu (rest, repose) + *-ēn. Compare also *rāwēn from *rāwu (rest), which features a different ablaut grade.

Verb

*rōwēn

  1. to rest

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *rōwēn
1st sg. past *rōw?dā
Infinitive *rōwēn
Genitive infin. *rōwēnijas
Dative infin. *rōwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *rōwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rōwē *rōw?dā
2nd singular *rōwēs *rōw?dēs, *rōw?dēs
3rd singular *rōwēþ *rōw?dē, *rōw?dā
1st plural *rōwēm *rōw?dum
2nd plural *rōwēþ *rōw?dud
3rd plural *rōwēnþ *rōw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rōwē *rōw?dī
2nd singular *rōwēs *rōw?dī
3rd singular *rōwē *rōw?dī
1st plural *rōwēm *rōw?dīm
2nd plural *rōwēþ *rōw?dīd
3rd plural *rōwēn *rōw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rōwē
Plural *rōwēþ
Present Past
Participle *rōwēndī *rōw?d

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *rōwōn
  • Old Dutch: *ruowon
  • Old High German: ruowēn
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