Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rāwēn

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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 *rāwu (rest, repose) +‎ *-ēn. Compare also *rōēn from *rōu (rest), which features a different ablaut grade.

Verb[edit]

*rāwēn

  1. to rest

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *rāwēn
1st sg. past *rāw?dā
Infinitive *rāwēn
Genitive infin. *rāwēnijas
Dative infin. *rāwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *rāwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rāwē *rāw?dā
2nd singular *rāwēs *rāw?dēs, *rāw?dēs
3rd singular *rāwēþ *rāw?dē, *rāw?dā
1st plural *rāwēm *rāw?dum
2nd plural *rāwēþ *rāw?dud
3rd plural *rāwēnþ *rāw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rāwē *rāw?dī
2nd singular *rāwēs *rāw?dī
3rd singular *rāwē *rāw?dī
1st plural *rāwēm *rāw?dīm
2nd plural *rāwēþ *rāw?dīd
3rd plural *rāwēn *rāw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rāwē
Plural *rāwēþ
Present Past
Participle *rāwēndī *rāw?d

Descendants[edit]