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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klaiþōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *klaiþ (“cloth”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*klaiþōn
- To clothe, to wear
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *klaiþōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *klaiþōdā | |
| Infinitive | *klaiþōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *klaiþōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *klaiþōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *klaiþōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *klaiþō | *klaiþōdā |
| 2nd singular | *klaiþōs | *klaiþōdēs, *klaiþōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *klaiþōþ | *klaiþōdē, *klaiþōdā |
| 1st plural | *klaiþōm | *klaiþōdum |
| 2nd plural | *klaiþōþ | *klaiþōdud |
| 3rd plural | *klaiþōnþ | *klaiþōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *klaiþō | *klaiþōdī |
| 2nd singular | *klaiþōs | *klaiþōdī |
| 3rd singular | *klaiþō | *klaiþōdī |
| 1st plural | *klaiþōm | *klaiþōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *klaiþōþ | *klaiþōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *klaiþōn | *klaiþōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *klaiþō | |
| Plural | *klaiþōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *klaiþōndī | *klaiþōd |
Related terms
- *klaiþijan
Descendants
- Old English: clāþian
- Middle English: clothen, clothyn, claðen, kloþen, cloþen, cloþe, clothe, clooþe, clathe, clath, cloþie, cloþy, cloþi
- English: clothe
- Middle English: clothen, clothyn, claðen, kloþen, cloþen, cloþe, clothe, clooþe, clathe, clath, cloþie, cloþy, cloþi
- Old Frisian: *klāþia, *klēþia
- West Frisian: klaaie
- Old Saxon: *klēdon (or descendant from *klaiþijan)
- Middle Low German: klêden
- Old High German: *kleidōn (or descendant from *klaiþijan)
- Middle High German: kleiden
- German: kleiden
- Middle High German: kleiden