Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klainisōn

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 *klaini (“shining, precious”) +‎ *-isōn.

Verb

*klainisōn

to cleanse

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*klainisōn
1st sg. past	*klainisōdā
Infinitive	*klainisōn
Genitive infin.	*klainisōnijas
Dative infin.	*klainisōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*klainisōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*klainisō	*klainisōdā
2nd singular	*klainisōs	klainisōdēs, klainisōdōs
3rd singular	*klainisōþ	klainisōdē, klainisōdā
1st plural	*klainisōm	*klainisōdum
2nd plural	*klainisōþ	*klainisōdud
3rd plural	*klainisōnþ	*klainisōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*klainisō	*klainisōdī
2nd singular	*klainisōs	*klainisōdī
3rd singular	*klainisō	*klainisōdī
1st plural	*klainisōm	*klainisōdīm
2nd plural	*klainisōþ	*klainisōdīd
3rd plural	*klainisōn	*klainisōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*klainisō
Plural	*klainisōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*klainisōndī	*klainisōd

Descendants

Old English: clǣnsian
- Middle English: clensen, clense, clensyn, klensy (Kent), clence, clens, clensse (Northern), clanse, clansi, cleansin, clensien (Southern, West Midland), clennsenn (Ormulum)
  - English: cleanse
    - → Middle Scots: cleanse, clens
Old Frisian: klenzia
- West Frisian: klinzgje
Old Saxon: *klēnisōn
- Middle Low German: klênsen, klêinsen, kleinsen, clensen (“to purify”) (possibly a borrowing from English or Dutch)
Old Dutch: *kleinson, *klēnson
- Middle Dutch: cleinsen, clêensen, clensen, clinsen
  - Dutch: kleinzen, kleenzen, klenzen, klinzen (dialectal)