Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kausōn

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

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from Latin causor.

Verb

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*kausōn

  1. to speak, declare
  2. to talk, chatter

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *kausōn
1st sg. past *kausōdā
Infinitive *kausōn
Genitive infin. *kausōnijas
Dative infin. *kausōnijē
Instrum. infin. *kausōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kausō *kausōdā
2nd singular *kausōs *kausōdēs, *kausōdōs
3rd singular *kausōþ *kausōdē, *kausōdā
1st plural *kausōm *kausōdum
2nd plural *kausōþ *kausōdud
3rd plural *kausōnþ *kausōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kausō *kausōdī
2nd singular *kausōs *kausōdī
3rd singular *kausō *kausōdī
1st plural *kausōm *kausōdīm
2nd plural *kausōþ *kausōdīd
3rd plural *kausōn *kausōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kausō
Plural *kausōþ
Present Past
Participle *kausōndī *kausōd

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *kōsōn
  • Old Dutch: *cōson
  • Old High German: kōsōn, kōsēn