wonen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wōnen, from Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-Germanic *wunjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to wish, love).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋoːnə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wo‧nen
  • Rhymes: -oːnən

Verb

wonen

  1. (intransitive) to live (in a certain place)

Inflection

Inflection of wonen (weak)
infinitive wonen
past singular woonde
past participle gewoond
infinitive wonen
gerund wonen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular woonwoonde
2nd person sing. (jij) woontwoonde
2nd person sing. (u) woontwoonde
2nd person sing. (gij) woontwoonde
3rd person singular woontwoonde
plural wonenwoonden
subjunctive sing.1 wonewoonde
subjunctive plur.1 wonenwoonden
imperative sing. woon
imperative plur.1 woont
participles wonendgewoond
1) Archaic.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-Germanic *wunjaną.

Verb

wōnen

  1. to live, to have a home
  2. to remain, to dwell

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: wonen
  • Limburgish: woeane, wónne

Further reading

  • wonen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • wonen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wunian (to dwell, be accustomed to)

Verb

wonen (third-person singular simple present woneth, present participle wonende, simple past and past participle woned)

  1. to abide, to dwell

Descendants

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