Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/deupōn

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 *deup (“deep”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*deupōn

1. to deepen

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*deupōn
1st sg. past	*deupōdā
Infinitive	*deupōn
Genitive infin.	*deupōnijas
Dative infin.	*deupōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*deupōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*deupō	*deupōdā
2nd singular	*deupōs	*deupōdēs, *deupōdōs
3rd singular	*deupōþ	*deupōdē, *deupōdā
1st plural	*deupōm	*deupōdum
2nd plural	*deupōþ	*deupōdud
3rd plural	*deupōnþ	*deupōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*deupō	*deupōdī
2nd singular	*deupōs	*deupōdī
3rd singular	*deupō	*deupōdī
1st plural	*deupōm	*deupōdīm
2nd plural	*deupōþ	*deupōdīd
3rd plural	*deupōn	*deupōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*deupō
Plural	*deupōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*deupōndī	*deupōd

Related terms

• *diupijan

Descendants

• Old English: dēopian
  • Middle English: depen, deppen, depe
    • English: deep (obsolete)
    • Scots: depe
• Old Frisian: *diāpia
  • Saterland Frisian: *djapje, japje
  • West Frisian: djipje
• Old Saxon: *diopōn
  • Middle Low German: dêpen
• Old Dutch: *diopon, *diepon
  • Middle Dutch: diepen
    • Dutch: diepen
• Old High German: *tiofōn
  • Middle High German: tiefen
    • German: tiefen