Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laþōn

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

From Proto-Germanic *laþōną.

Verb edit

*laþōn[1]

  1. to bid, summon; invite

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *laþōn
1st sg. past *laþōdā
Infinitive *laþōn
Genitive infin. *laþōnijas
Dative infin. *laþōnijē
Instrum. infin. *laþōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *laþō *laþōdā
2nd singular *laþōs *laþōdēs, *laþōdōs
3rd singular *laþōþ *laþōdē, *laþōdā
1st plural *laþōm *laþōdum
2nd plural *laþōþ *laþōdud
3rd plural *laþōnþ *laþōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *laþō *laþōdī
2nd singular *laþōs *laþōdī
3rd singular *laþō *laþōdī
1st plural *laþōm *laþōdīm
2nd plural *laþōþ *laþōdīd
3rd plural *laþōn *laþōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *laþō
Plural *laþōþ
Present Past
Participle *laþōndī *laþōd

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190:PWGmc *laþōn