Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlāwēn

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 *hlāu (“lukewarm”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*hlāwēn

  1. to be tepid, lukewarm
  2. to become tepid, lukewarm

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *hlāwēn
1st sg. past *hlāw?dā
Infinitive *hlāwēn
Genitive infin. *hlāwēnijas
Dative infin. *hlāwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *hlāwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hlāwē *hlāw?dā
2nd singular *hlāwēs *hlāw?dēs, *hlāw?dēs
3rd singular *hlāwēþ *hlāw?dē, *hlāw?dā
1st plural *hlāwēm *hlāw?dum
2nd plural *hlāwēþ *hlāw?dud
3rd plural *hlāwēnþ *hlāw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hlāwē *hlāw?dī
2nd singular *hlāwēs *hlāw?dī
3rd singular *hlāwē *hlāw?dī
1st plural *hlāwēm *hlāw?dīm
2nd plural *hlāwēþ *hlāw?dīd
3rd plural *hlāwēn *hlāw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hlāwē
Plural *hlāwēþ
Present Past
Participle *hlāwēndī *hlāw?d

Descendants

  • Old English: hlēowan (merged with a class 1 weak verb *hlāwijan)
    • Middle English: lewen, leuen
  • Old Saxon: *hlāwōn
    • Middle Low German: lauwen
  • Old Dutch: *lāwon
    • Middle Dutch: lauwen, laeuwen, lawen
      • Dutch: lauwen
  • Old High German: lāwēn
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