Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kloppōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, or possibly from *klopp (“knock”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*kloppōn

to knock, hit
to pulse

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*kloppōn
1st sg. past	*kloppōdā
Infinitive	*kloppōn
Genitive infin.	*kloppōnijas
Dative infin.	*kloppōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*kloppōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*kloppō	*kloppōdā
2nd singular	*kloppōs	kloppōdēs, kloppōdōs
3rd singular	*kloppōþ	kloppōdē, kloppōdā
1st plural	*kloppōm	*kloppōdum
2nd plural	*kloppōþ	*kloppōdud
3rd plural	*kloppōnþ	*kloppōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*kloppō	*kloppōdī
2nd singular	*kloppōs	*kloppōdī
3rd singular	*kloppō	*kloppōdī
1st plural	*kloppōm	*kloppōdīm
2nd plural	*kloppōþ	*kloppōdīd
3rd plural	*kloppōn	*kloppōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kloppō
Plural	*kloppōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*kloppōndī	*kloppōd

Related terms

*klappōn

Descendants

Old Frisian: kloppia
- West Frisian: klopje
Old Saxon: *kloppon
- Middle Low German: kloppen
  - → German: kloppen
Old Dutch: *cloppon
- Middle Dutch: cloppen
  - Dutch: kloppen
  - Limburgish: klóppe
Old High German: klopfōn
- Middle High German: klopfen
  - German: klopfen