Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bardōn

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

From *bardā (“axe”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*bardōn

1. to chop, hew

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*bardōn
1st sg. past	*bardōdā
Infinitive	*bardōn
Genitive infin.	*bardōnijas
Dative infin.	*bardōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*bardōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bardō	*bardōdā
2nd singular	*bardōs	*bardōdēs, *bardōdōs
3rd singular	*bardōþ	*bardōdē, *bardōdā
1st plural	*bardōm	*bardōdum
2nd plural	*bardōþ	*bardōdud
3rd plural	*bardōnþ	*bardōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bardō	*bardōdī
2nd singular	*bardōs	*bardōdī
3rd singular	*bardō	*bardōdī
1st plural	*bardōm	*bardōdīm
2nd plural	*bardōþ	*bardōdīd
3rd plural	*bardōn	*bardōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bardō
Plural	*bardōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bardōndī	*bardōd

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *bardōn
  • Middle Low German: bārden
• Old High German: bartōn
  • Middle High German: barten