Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigalōn

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

Either from *wigal (“prophetic”) +‎ *-ōn or from *wikkōn (“to practice sorcery”) +‎ *-lōn, taking it's -g- from the older plural stem.

Verb

*wigalōn

(frequentative) to conjure
to divine

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wigalōn
1st sg. past	*wigalōdā
Infinitive	*wigalōn
Genitive infin.	*wigalōnijas
Dative infin.	*wigalōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wigalōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wigalō	*wigalōdā
2nd singular	*wigalōs	wigalōdēs, wigalōdōs
3rd singular	*wigalōþ	wigalōdē, wigalōdā
1st plural	*wigalōm	*wigalōdum
2nd plural	*wigalōþ	*wigalōdud
3rd plural	*wigalōnþ	*wigalōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wigalō	*wigalōdī
2nd singular	*wigalōs	*wigalōdī
3rd singular	*wigalō	*wigalōdī
1st plural	*wigalōm	*wigalōdīm
2nd plural	*wigalōþ	*wigalōdīd
3rd plural	*wigalōn	*wigalōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wigalō
Plural	*wigalōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wigalōndī	*wigalōd

Descendants

Old English: wiglian
Old Saxon: *wigalon
- Middle Low German: wichelen
Old Dutch: *wigalon
- Middle Dutch: wiggelen, wichelen, wickelen
  - Dutch: wichelen, wijchelen

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