Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jungēn

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 *jung (“young”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*jungēn

to become young

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*jungēn
1st sg. past	*jung?dā
Infinitive	*jungēn
Genitive infin.	*jungēnijas
Dative infin.	*jungēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*jungēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*jungē	*jung?dā
2nd singular	*jungēs	jung?dēs, jung?dēs
3rd singular	*jungēþ	jung?dē, jung?dā
1st plural	*jungēm	*jung?dum
2nd plural	*jungēþ	*jung?dud
3rd plural	*jungēnþ	*jung?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*jungē	*jung?dī
2nd singular	*jungēs	*jung?dī
3rd singular	*jungē	*jung?dī
1st plural	*jungēm	*jung?dīm
2nd plural	*jungēþ	*jung?dīd
3rd plural	*jungēn	*jung?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*jungē
Plural	*jungēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*jungēndī	*jung?d

Related terms

*jungijan

Descendants

Old English: *ġeongian
- Middle English: yongen
Old Dutch: *jungon
- Middle Dutch: jongen
Old High German: jungēn
- Middle High German: jungen

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