Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bolōn

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bulōną.

Verb[edit]

*bolōn

  1. to roll

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *bolōn
1st sg. past *bolōdā
Infinitive *bolōn
Genitive infin. *bolōnijas
Dative infin. *bolōnijē
Instrum. infin. *bolōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bolō *bolōdā
2nd singular *bolōs *bolōdēs, *bolōdōs
3rd singular *bolōþ *bolōdē, *bolōdā
1st plural *bolōm *bolōdum
2nd plural *bolōþ *bolōdud
3rd plural *bolōnþ *bolōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bolō *bolōdī
2nd singular *bolōs *bolōdī
3rd singular *bolō *bolōdī
1st plural *bolōm *bolōdīm
2nd plural *bolōþ *bolōdīd
3rd plural *bolōn *bolōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bolō
Plural *bolōþ
Present Past
Participle *bolōndī *bolōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Frisian: *bolia
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch:
      • >? Dutch: bollen (the meaning "to roll, play with a ball" is dialectal, possbily backformed to bol)
  • Old High German: bolōn
    • Middle High German: bolen