Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ardōn

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 *ard +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*ardōn[1]

  1. to dwell, to inhabit

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *ardōn
1st sg. past *ardōdā
Infinitive *ardōn
Genitive infin. *ardōnijas
Dative infin. *ardōnijē
Instrum. infin. *ardōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ardō *ardōdā
2nd singular *ardōs *ardōdēs, *ardōdōs
3rd singular *ardōþ *ardōdē, *ardōdā
1st plural *ardōm *ardōdum
2nd plural *ardōþ *ardōdud
3rd plural *ardōnþ *ardōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ardō *ardōdī
2nd singular *ardōs *ardōdī
3rd singular *ardō *ardōdī
1st plural *ardōm *ardōdīm
2nd plural *ardōþ *ardōdīd
3rd plural *ardōn *ardōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ardō
Plural *ardōþ
Present Past
Participle *ardōndī *ardōd

Descendants edit

  • Old English: eardian
  • Old Saxon: ardon
  • Old Dutch: ardon
  • Old High German: artōn

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 161:*ardōn