Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kindōn

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

Etymology

From *kind (“child”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*kindōn

1. to bear a child
2. to raise a child

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*kindōn
1st sg. past	*kindōdā
Infinitive	*kindōn
Genitive infin.	*kindōnijas
Dative infin.	*kindōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*kindōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*kindō	*kindōdā
2nd singular	*kindōs	*kindōdēs, *kindōdōs
3rd singular	*kindōþ	*kindōdē, *kindōdā
1st plural	*kindōm	*kindōdum
2nd plural	*kindōþ	*kindōdud
3rd plural	*kindōnþ	*kindōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*kindō	*kindōdī
2nd singular	*kindōs	*kindōdī
3rd singular	*kindō	*kindōdī
1st plural	*kindōm	*kindōdīm
2nd plural	*kindōþ	*kindōdīd
3rd plural	*kindōn	*kindōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kindō
Plural	*kindōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*kindōndī	*kindōd

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *kindōn
  • Middle Low German: kinden
• Old High German: kindōn
  • Middle High German: kinden
    • German: kinden