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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hringōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hringōną, equivalent to *hring (“a ring, a circle”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*hringōn
- to make (into) a ring
- to encircle, to surround
- to place a ring on
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hringōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *hringōdā | |
| Infinitive | *hringōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *hringōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *hringōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hringōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hringō | *hringōdā |
| 2nd singular | *hringōs | *hringōdēs, *hringōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *hringōþ | *hringōdē, *hringōdā |
| 1st plural | *hringōm | *hringōdum |
| 2nd plural | *hringōþ | *hringōdud |
| 3rd plural | *hringōnþ | *hringōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hringō | *hringōdī |
| 2nd singular | *hringōs | *hringōdī |
| 3rd singular | *hringō | *hringōdī |
| 1st plural | *hringōm | *hringōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *hringōþ | *hringōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *hringōn | *hringōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hringō | |
| Plural | *hringōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hringōndī | *hringōd |
Related terms
- *hringijan
Descendants
- Old English: hringian
- Middle English: ringen
- English: ring
- Middle English: ringen
- Old Frisian: *hringia
- West Frisian: ringje
- Old Saxon: *hringon
- Middle Low German: ringen
- Old Dutch: *ringon
- Middle Dutch: ringen, ringhen
- Dutch: ringen
- Middle Dutch: ringen, ringhen
- Old High German: ringōn
- Middle High German: ringen