Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kapēn
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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 edit
Etymology edit
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Verb edit
*kapēn[1]
Inflection edit
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kapēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *kap?dā | |
| Infinitive | *kapēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *kapēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *kapēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kapēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kapē | *kap?dā |
| 2nd singular | *kapēs | *kap?dēs, *kap?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *kapēþ | *kap?dē, *kap?dā |
| 1st plural | *kapēm | *kap?dum |
| 2nd plural | *kapēþ | *kap?dud |
| 3rd plural | *kapēnþ | *kap?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kapē | *kap?dī |
| 2nd singular | *kapēs | *kap?dī |
| 3rd singular | *kapē | *kap?dī |
| 1st plural | *kapēm | *kap?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *kapēþ | *kap?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *kapēn | *kap?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kapē | |
| Plural | *kapēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kapēndī | *kap?d |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: capian
- Old Saxon: kapen
- Old Dutch: *capon
- Middle Dutch: cāpen
- Old High German: chaphēn, chapfēn, kapfēn
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191: “PWGmc *kapē-”