Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/makōn
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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
From *mak (“fit, suitable”) + *-ōn.
Verb edit
*makōn[1]
Inflection edit
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *makōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *makōdā | |
| Infinitive | *makōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *makōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *makōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *makōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *makō | *makōdā |
| 2nd singular | *makōs | *makōdēs, *makōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *makōþ | *makōdē, *makōdā |
| 1st plural | *makōm | *makōdum |
| 2nd plural | *makōþ | *makōdud |
| 3rd plural | *makōnþ | *makōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *makō | *makōdī |
| 2nd singular | *makōs | *makōdī |
| 3rd singular | *makō | *makōdī |
| 1st plural | *makōm | *makōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *makōþ | *makōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *makōn | *makōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *makō | |
| Plural | *makōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *makōndī | *makōd |
Descendants edit
- Old English: macian
- Old Frisian: makia
- Old Saxon: makōn, makoian
- Old Dutch: macon
- Old High German: mahhōn
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127: “*makōn”