Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gainōn
Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editKroonen suggests this an iterative verb closely related to the strong verb *gīnan, if so it could go back to Proto-Germanic *gainōną.[1]
Verb
edit*gainōn
- to yawn
Inflection
editClass 2 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *gainōn | |
1st sg. past | *gainōdā | |
Infinitive | *gainōn | |
Genitive infin. | *gainōnijas | |
Dative infin. | *gainōnijē | |
Instrum. infin. | *gainōniju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *gainō | *gainōdā |
2nd singular | *gainōs | *gainōdēs, *gainōdōs |
3rd singular | *gainōþ | *gainōdē, *gainōdā |
1st plural | *gainōm | *gainōdum |
2nd plural | *gainōþ | *gainōdud |
3rd plural | *gainōnþ | *gainōdun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *gainō | *gainōdī |
2nd singular | *gainōs | *gainōdī |
3rd singular | *gainō | *gainōdī |
1st plural | *gainōm | *gainōdīm |
2nd plural | *gainōþ | *gainōdīd |
3rd plural | *gainōn | *gainōdīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *gainō | |
Plural | *gainōþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *gainōndī | *gainōd |
Descendants
edit- Old English: gānian
- Old Saxon: *gēnēn (could be from *ginōn - *ginēn instead)
- Old Dutch: *gēnon (could be from *ginōn - *ginēn instead)
- Middle Dutch: gênen
- Old High German: geinōn