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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haltōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Derived from *halt (“lame”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*haltōn
- to limp, walk lamely
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *haltōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *haltōdā | |
| Infinitive | *haltōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *haltōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *haltōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *haltōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *haltō | *haltōdā |
| 2nd singular | *haltōs | *haltōdēs, *haltōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *haltōþ | *haltōdē, *haltōdā |
| 1st plural | *haltōm | *haltōdum |
| 2nd plural | *haltōþ | *haltōdud |
| 3rd plural | *haltōnþ | *haltōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *haltō | *haltōdī |
| 2nd singular | *haltōs | *haltōdī |
| 3rd singular | *haltō | *haltōdī |
| 1st plural | *haltōm | *haltōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *haltōþ | *haltōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *haltōn | *haltōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *haltō | |
| Plural | *haltōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *haltōndī | *haltōd |
Descendants
- Old English: haltian, healtian
- Middle English: halten
- English: halt
- Middle English: halten
- Old Saxon: halton
- Middle Low German: halten
- Old Dutch: halton
- Middle Dutch: houten, halten
- Dutch: houten (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: houten, halten
- Old High German: *halzōn
- Middle High German: halzen