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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwalmijan

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 *kwalm (“murder”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*kwalmijan

  1. to kill
  2. to torture

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kwalmijan
1st sg. past *kwalmidā
Infinitive *kwalmijan
Genitive infin. *kwalmijannjas
Dative infin. *kwalmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kwalmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kwalmiju *kwalmidā
2nd singular *kwalmisi *kwalmidēs, *kwalmidōs
3rd singular *kwalmiþi *kwalmidē, *kwalmidā
1st plural *kwalmijum *kwalmidum
2nd plural *kwalmiþ *kwalmidud
3rd plural *kwalmijanþ *kwalmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kwalmijē *kwalmidī
2nd singular *kwalmijēs *kwalmidī
3rd singular *kwalmijē *kwalmidī
1st plural *kwalmijēm *kwalmidīm
2nd plural *kwalmijēþ *kwalmidīd
3rd plural *kwalmijēn *kwalmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kwalmi
Plural *kwalmiþ
Present Past
Participle *kwalmijandī *kwalmid

Descendants
  • Old English: cwielman, cwylman, cwelman, cwælman
    • Middle English: quelmen
  • Old Frisian: quelma
  • Old Saxon: quelmian
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