Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gauwjan

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.
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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.

Verb

*gauwjan

  1. to shout, scream, yell

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gauwjan
1st sg. past *gawidā
Infinitive *gauwjan
Genitive infin. *gauwjannjas
Dative infin. *gauwjannjē
Instrum. infin. *gauwjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gauwju *gawidā
2nd singular *gawisi *gawidēs, *gawidōs
3rd singular *gawiþi *gawidē, *gawidā
1st plural *gauwjum *gawidum
2nd plural *gawiþ *gawidud
3rd plural *gauwjanþ *gawidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gauwjē *gawidī
2nd singular *gauwjēs *gawidī
3rd singular *gauwjē *gawidī
1st plural *gauwjēm *gawidīm
2nd plural *gauwjēþ *gawidīd
3rd plural *gauwjēn *gawidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gawi
Plural *gawiþ
Present Past
Participle *gauwjandī *gawid

Alternative reconstructions

  • *gauijan
  • *gō(w)ōn
    • Old English: gōian

Descendants

  • Old English: ġēġan, ġēn, ġǣn
    • Middle English: ȝeȝen, ȝeiȝen, ȝeien, yeyen
  • Old Frisian: *gēia
    • >? West Frisian: geie
  • ⇒ Old High German: *gouwezzen
    • Middle High German: *gouezen, *gouzen
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