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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gainōn
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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
Kroonen suggests this an iterative verb closely related to the strong verb *gīnan, if so it could go back to Proto-Germanic *gainōną.[1]
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gainōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *gainōdā | |
| Infinitive | *gainōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *gainōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *gainōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gainōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gainō | *gainōdā |
| 2nd singular | *gainōs | *gainōdēs, *gainōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *gainōþ | *gainōdē, *gainōdā |
| 1st plural | *gainōm | *gainōdum |
| 2nd plural | *gainōþ | *gainōdud |
| 3rd plural | *gainōnþ | *gainōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gainō | *gainōdī |
| 2nd singular | *gainōs | *gainōdī |
| 3rd singular | *gainō | *gainōdī |
| 1st plural | *gainōm | *gainōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *gainōþ | *gainōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *gainōn | *gainōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gainō | |
| Plural | *gainōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gainōndī | *gainōd |
Descendants
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