Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwisplōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *hwis- (to hiss), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (to hiss, whistle, whisper). Cognate with Latin quiritō (scream, screech, shriek, squall).

Verb

*hwisplōną

  1. to whistle, hiss, whisper
    Synonyms: *hwīskrōną, *hwisprōną

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwisplō *hwisplǭ *hwisplōi ?
2nd singular *hwisplōsi *hwisplōs *hwisplō *hwisplōsai *hwisplōsau
3rd singular *hwisplōþi *hwisplō *hwisplōþau *hwisplōþai *hwisplōþau
1st dual *hwisplōs *hwisplōw
2nd dual *hwisplōþiz *hwisplōþiz *hwisplōþiz
1st plural *hwisplōmaz *hwisplōm *hwisplōnþai *hwisplōnþau
2nd plural *hwisplōþ *hwisplōþ *hwisplōþ *hwisplōnþai *hwisplōnþau
3rd plural *hwisplōnþi *hwisplōn *hwisplōnþau *hwisplōnþai *hwisplōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwisplōdǭ *hwisplōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hwisplōdēz *hwisplōdēdīz
3rd singular *hwisplōdē *hwisplōdēdī
1st dual *hwisplōdēdū *hwisplōdēdīw
2nd dual *hwisplōdēdudiz *hwisplōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hwisplōdēdum *hwisplōdēdīm
2nd plural *hwisplōdēdud *hwisplōdēdīd
3rd plural *hwisplōdēdun *hwisplōdēdīn
present past
participles *hwisplōndz *hwisplōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwisplōn
    • Old Saxon: *hwisplōn
      • Middle Low German: wispelen
    • Old Dutch: *wisplon, *wispalon
      • Middle Dutch: wispelen
        • Dutch: wispelen
        • Limburgish: wiespelen
    • Old High German: hwispalōn