Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/roþōn
Proto-West Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly inherited from Proto-Germanic. Kroonen reconstructs Proto-Germanic *rudōną - *ruddōną an iterative verb to the strong verb *reudaną.[1] However, this doesn't account for the dental fricative that should be reconstructed for the Old Frisian and Old High German descendants. Orel suggests that Old Norse roða (“huddle together”) is cognate,[2] although the semantic development is unclear.
Verb
edit*roþōn
Inflection
editClass 2 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *roþōn | |
1st sg. past | *roþōdā | |
Infinitive | *roþōn | |
Genitive infin. | *roþōnijas | |
Dative infin. | *roþōnijē | |
Instrum. infin. | *roþōniju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *roþō | *roþōdā |
2nd singular | *roþōs | *roþōdēs, *roþōdōs |
3rd singular | *roþōþ | *roþōdē, *roþōdā |
1st plural | *roþōm | *roþōdum |
2nd plural | *roþōþ | *roþōdud |
3rd plural | *roþōnþ | *roþōdun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *roþō | *roþōdī |
2nd singular | *roþōs | *roþōdī |
3rd singular | *roþō | *roþōdī |
1st plural | *roþōm | *roþōdīm |
2nd plural | *roþōþ | *roþōdīd |
3rd plural | *roþōn | *roþōdīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *roþō | |
Plural | *roþōþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *roþōndī | *roþōd |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Old Frisian: rothia
- Old Saxon: *rothōn, *rodōn, *roddōn
- Old Dutch: *rothon, *rodon
- Old High German: rodōn