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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gadōn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Probably from *gad (“union, joining”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*gadōn
- to fit, hold together
Inflection
Class 2 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *gadōn | |
1st sg. past | *gadōdā | |
Infinitive | *gadōn | |
Genitive infin. | *gadōnijas | |
Dative infin. | *gadōnijē | |
Instrum. infin. | *gadōniju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *gadō | *gadōdā |
2nd singular | *gadōs | *gadōdēs, *gadōdōs |
3rd singular | *gadōþ | *gadōdē, *gadōdā |
1st plural | *gadōm | *gadōdum |
2nd plural | *gadōþ | *gadōdud |
3rd plural | *gadōnþ | *gadōdun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *gadō | *gadōdī |
2nd singular | *gadōs | *gadōdī |
3rd singular | *gadō | *gadōdī |
1st plural | *gadōm | *gadōdīm |
2nd plural | *gadōþ | *gadōdīd |
3rd plural | *gadōn | *gadōdīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *gadō | |
Plural | *gadōþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *gadōndī | *gadōd |
Related terms
- *gadurōn
- *gōd
Descendants
- Old Frisian: gadia
- Old Dutch: *gadon
- Middle Dutch: gaden
- Dutch: gaden (archaic)
- Middle Dutch: gaden
- Old High German: *gatōn
- Middle High German: gaten
- German: gatten
- ⇒ Old High German: bigatōn
- Middle High German: gaten