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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/liþōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *liþōną. Equivalent to *liþu (“joint, limb”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*liþōn
- to cut, divide, dissect
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *liþōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *liþōdā | |
| Infinitive | *liþōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *liþōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *liþōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *liþōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *liþō | *liþōdā |
| 2nd singular | *liþōs | *liþōdēs, *liþōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *liþōþ | *liþōdē, *liþōdā |
| 1st plural | *liþōm | *liþōdum |
| 2nd plural | *liþōþ | *liþōdud |
| 3rd plural | *liþōnþ | *liþōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *liþō | *liþōdī |
| 2nd singular | *liþōs | *liþōdī |
| 3rd singular | *liþō | *liþōdī |
| 1st plural | *liþōm | *liþōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *liþōþ | *liþōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *liþōn | *liþōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *liþō | |
| Plural | *liþōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *liþōndī | *liþōd |
Descendants
- Old English: lioþian
- Old Frisian: *lethia
- ⇒ Old Frisian: oflethinge
- Old High German: lidōn
- Middle High German: liden
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *liþōną. Closely related to the strong verb *līþan (“to go, pass”).
Verb
*liþōn
- to lead, go
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *liþōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *liþōdā | |
| Infinitive | *liþōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *liþōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *liþōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *liþōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *liþō | *liþōdā |
| 2nd singular | *liþōs | *liþōdēs, *liþōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *liþōþ | *liþōdē, *liþōdā |
| 1st plural | *liþōm | *liþōdum |
| 2nd plural | *liþōþ | *liþōdud |
| 3rd plural | *liþōnþ | *liþōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *liþō | *liþōdī |
| 2nd singular | *liþōs | *liþōdī |
| 3rd singular | *liþō | *liþōdī |
| 1st plural | *liþōm | *liþōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *liþōþ | *liþōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *liþōn | *liþōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *liþō | |
| Plural | *liþōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *liþōndī | *liþōd |
Descendants
- Old English: liþian, lioþian
- Old Saxon: lithōn