Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gladōn

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 *gladōną. Equivalent to *glad (bright, smooth, cheerful) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*gladōn

  1. to make cheerful
  2. to smoothen

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gladōn
1st sg. past *gladōdā
Infinitive *gladōn
Genitive infin. *gladōnijas
Dative infin. *gladōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gladōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gladō *gladōdā
2nd singular *gladōs *gladōdēs, *gladōdōs
3rd singular *gladōþ *gladōdē, *gladōdā
1st plural *gladōm *gladōdum
2nd plural *gladōþ *gladōdud
3rd plural *gladōnþ *gladōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gladō *gladōdī
2nd singular *gladōs *gladōdī
3rd singular *gladō *gladōdī
1st plural *gladōm *gladōdīm
2nd plural *gladōþ *gladōdīd
3rd plural *gladōn *gladōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gladō
Plural *gladōþ
Present Past
Participle *gladōndī *gladōd

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: gladian
  • Old Frisian: *gledia
  • Old Dutch: *gladon