Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wordōn

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 Proto-Germanic *wurdōną. Equivalent to *word (“word”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*wordōn

to speak

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wordōn
1st sg. past	*wordōdā
Infinitive	*wordōn
Genitive infin.	*wordōnijas
Dative infin.	*wordōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wordōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wordō	*wordōdā
2nd singular	*wordōs	wordōdēs, wordōdōs
3rd singular	*wordōþ	wordōdē, wordōdā
1st plural	*wordōm	*wordōdum
2nd plural	*wordōþ	*wordōdud
3rd plural	*wordōnþ	*wordōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wordō	*wordōdī
2nd singular	*wordōs	*wordōdī
3rd singular	*wordō	*wordōdī
1st plural	*wordōm	*wordōdīm
2nd plural	*wordōþ	*wordōdīd
3rd plural	*wordōn	*wordōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wordō
Plural	*wordōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wordōndī	*wordōd

Descendants

Old English: wordian
- Middle English: worden
  - English: word
Old High German: *wortōn
- Middle High German: worten

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