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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwāsōn

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 *dwās (“fool”) +‎ *-ōn or *dwās (“foolish”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*dwāsōn

  1. to act like a fool

Inflection
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *dwāsōn
1st sg. past *dwāsōdā
Infinitive *dwāsōn
Genitive infin. *dwāsōnijas
Dative infin. *dwāsōnijē
Instrum. infin. *dwāsōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dwāsō *dwāsōdā
2nd singular *dwāsōs *dwāsōdēs, *dwāsōdōs
3rd singular *dwāsōþ *dwāsōdē, *dwāsōdā
1st plural *dwāsōm *dwāsōdum
2nd plural *dwāsōþ *dwāsōdud
3rd plural *dwāsōnþ *dwāsōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dwāsō *dwāsōdī
2nd singular *dwāsōs *dwāsōdī
3rd singular *dwāsō *dwāsōdī
1st plural *dwāsōm *dwāsōdīm
2nd plural *dwāsōþ *dwāsōdīd
3rd plural *dwāsōn *dwāsōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dwāsō
Plural *dwāsōþ
Present Past
Participle *dwāsōndī *dwāsōd

Descendants
  • Old English: dwǣsian
  • Old Saxon: *dwāsōn
    • Middle Low German: dwâsen
  • Old Dutch: *dwāson
    • Middle Dutch: dwâsen
  • Old High German: *twāsōn
    • Middle Low German: twāsen
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