Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skapōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Germanic *skapōną, equivalent to *skap (“shape”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*skapōn

to shape
to create

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*skapōn
1st sg. past	*skapōdā
Infinitive	*skapōn
Genitive infin.	*skapōnijas
Dative infin.	*skapōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*skapōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*skapō	*skapōdā
2nd singular	*skapōs	skapōdēs, skapōdōs
3rd singular	*skapōþ	skapōdē, skapōdā
1st plural	*skapōm	*skapōdum
2nd plural	*skapōþ	*skapōdud
3rd plural	*skapōnþ	*skapōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*skapō	*skapōdī
2nd singular	*skapōs	*skapōdī
3rd singular	*skapō	*skapōdī
1st plural	*skapōm	*skapōdīm
2nd plural	*skapōþ	*skapōdīd
3rd plural	*skapōn	*skapōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*skapō
Plural	*skapōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*skapōndī	*skapōd

Related terms

*skappjan

Descendants

Old English: *skapian
- Middle English: schapen
  - English: shape
Old Saxon: *skapōn
- Middle Low German: schapen
  - Low German: schapen
Old Dutch: skapon
- Middle Dutch: schapen
  - Dutch: schapen
Old High German: skaffōn
- Middle High German: schaffen
  - German: schaffen
    - → Low German: schaffen
    - → Dutch: schaffen
    - → Saterland Frisian: skafje, schafje
    - → Danish: skaffe
    - → Faroese: skaffa
    - → Swedish: skaffa