Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawāpnī

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

*ga- +‎ *wāpn (weapon) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix)

Noun edit

*gawāpnī n

  1. (collective) weaponry; weapons, arms

Inflection edit

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *gawāpnī
Genitive *gawāpnijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gawāpnī *gawāpniju
Accusative *gawāpnī *gawāpniju
Genitive *gawāpnijas *gawāpnijō
Dative *gawāpnijē *gawāpnijum
Instrumental *gawāpniju *gawāpnijum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: ġewǣpne
  • Old Saxon: giwāpni
  • Old High German: giwāfani