Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwītēn

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 *hwīt (“white”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*hwītēn

to be white
to become white

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*hwītēn
1st sg. past	*hwīt?dā
Infinitive	*hwītēn
Genitive infin.	*hwītēnijas
Dative infin.	*hwītēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*hwītēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hwītē	*hwīt?dā
2nd singular	*hwītēs	hwīt?dēs, hwīt?dēs
3rd singular	*hwītēþ	hwīt?dē, hwīt?dā
1st plural	*hwītēm	*hwīt?dum
2nd plural	*hwītēþ	*hwīt?dud
3rd plural	*hwītēnþ	*hwīt?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hwītē	*hwīt?dī
2nd singular	*hwītēs	*hwīt?dī
3rd singular	*hwītē	*hwīt?dī
1st plural	*hwītēm	*hwīt?dīm
2nd plural	*hwītēþ	*hwīt?dīd
3rd plural	*hwītēn	*hwīt?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hwītē
Plural	*hwītēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hwītēndī	*hwīt?d

Related terms

*hwītijan

Descendants

Old English: hwītian
- Middle English: whīten
  - English: white
Old Saxon: hwīton
- Middle Low German: witten
Old Dutch: wīton
- Middle Dutch: witten
  - Dutch: witten
Old High German: wīzēn, wīzōn
- Middle High German: wīzen
  - German: weißen

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