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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gabbōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gabbōną
Verb
*gabbōn
- to joke, to mock
- to laugh
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gabbōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *gabbōdā | |
| Infinitive | *gabbōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *gabbōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *gabbōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gabbōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gabbō | *gabbōdā |
| 2nd singular | *gabbōs | *gabbōdēs, *gabbōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *gabbōþ | *gabbōdē, *gabbōdā |
| 1st plural | *gabbōm | *gabbōdum |
| 2nd plural | *gabbōþ | *gabbōdud |
| 3rd plural | *gabbōnþ | *gabbōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gabbō | *gabbōdī |
| 2nd singular | *gabbōs | *gabbōdī |
| 3rd singular | *gabbō | *gabbōdī |
| 1st plural | *gabbōm | *gabbōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *gabbōþ | *gabbōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *gabbōn | *gabbōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gabbō | |
| Plural | *gabbōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gabbōndī | *gabbōd |
Related terms
- *gapōn
Descendants
- Old English: gabbian
- Middle English: gabben
- English: gab
- Middle English: gabben
- Old Frisian: gabbia
- West Frisian: gabje
- Old Saxon: *gabbōn
- Middle Low German: gabben
- Old Dutch: *gabbon
- Middle Dutch: gabben
- ⇒ Dutch: ginnegappen, ginnegabben, ginnegaffen
- Middle Dutch: gabben