Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ōn
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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 Proto-Germanic *-ōną.
Suffix edit
*-ōn
- Creates denominative verbs from nouns.
- Creates factitive verbs from adjectives.
Inflection edit
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *-ōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *-ōdā | |
| Infinitive | *-ōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *-ōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *-ōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *-ōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *-ō | *-ōdā |
| 2nd singular | *-ōs | *-ōdēs, *-ōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *-ōþ | *-ōdē, *-ōdā |
| 1st plural | *-ōm | *-ōdum |
| 2nd plural | *-ōþ | *-ōdud |
| 3rd plural | *-ōnþ | *-ōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *-ō | *-ōdī |
| 2nd singular | *-ōs | *-ōdī |
| 3rd singular | *-ō | *-ōdī |
| 1st plural | *-ōm | *-ōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *-ōþ | *-ōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *-ōn | *-ōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *-ō | |
| Plural | *-ōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *-ōndī | *-ōd |
Alternative forms edit
- *-ōjan (Northern)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
An innovation in the northern languages was to attach the class 1 suffix to the stem vowel of this one, creating a compound *-ōjan.