Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīdiʀōn

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 *wīdiʀō (“wider”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*wīdiʀōn

to make wider, extend, expand

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wīdiʀōn
1st sg. past	*wīdiʀōdā
Infinitive	*wīdiʀōn
Genitive infin.	*wīdiʀōnijas
Dative infin.	*wīdiʀōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wīdiʀōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīdiʀō	*wīdiʀōdā
2nd singular	*wīdiʀōs	wīdiʀōdēs, wīdiʀōdōs
3rd singular	*wīdiʀōþ	wīdiʀōdē, wīdiʀōdā
1st plural	*wīdiʀōm	*wīdiʀōdum
2nd plural	*wīdiʀōþ	*wīdiʀōdud
3rd plural	*wīdiʀōnþ	*wīdiʀōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīdiʀō	*wīdiʀōdī
2nd singular	*wīdiʀōs	*wīdiʀōdī
3rd singular	*wīdiʀō	*wīdiʀōdī
1st plural	*wīdiʀōm	*wīdiʀōdīm
2nd plural	*wīdiʀōþ	*wīdiʀōdīd
3rd plural	*wīdiʀōn	*wīdiʀōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wīdiʀō
Plural	*wīdiʀōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wīdiʀōndī	*wīdiʀōd

Descendants

Old Frisian: *wīdria
- ⇒ West Frisian: ferwiderje
Old Saxon: *wīdiron
- ⇒ Middle Low German: vörwīderen
Old Dutch: *wīdiron
- Middle Dutch: wideren
  - Dutch: wijderen (obsolete)
    - ⇒ Dutch: verwijderen
Old High German: *wītirōn
- Middle High German: wīteren, wītern
  - German: weitern (rare)
  - ⇒ Middle High German: erwīteren, erwītern
    - German: erweitern
- ⇒ Old High German: gewītirōn
  - Middle High German: gewīteren, gewītern