Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bikaupōn

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 *bi- +‎ *kaupōn.

Verb

*bikaupōn

1. to bargain
2. to sell

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*bikaupōn
1st sg. past	*bikaupōdā
Infinitive	*bikaupōn
Genitive infin.	*bikaupōnijas
Dative infin.	*bikaupōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*bikaupōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bikaupō	*bikaupōdā
2nd singular	*bikaupōs	*bikaupōdēs, *bikaupōdōs
3rd singular	*bikaupōþ	*bikaupōdē, *bikaupōdā
1st plural	*bikaupōm	*bikaupōdum
2nd plural	*bikaupōþ	*bikaupōdud
3rd plural	*bikaupōnþ	*bikaupōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bikaupō	*bikaupōdī
2nd singular	*bikaupōs	*bikaupōdī
3rd singular	*bikaupō	*bikaupōdī
1st plural	*bikaupōm	*bikaupōdīm
2nd plural	*bikaupōþ	*bikaupōdīd
3rd plural	*bikaupōn	*bikaupōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bikaupō
Plural	*bikaupōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bikaupōndī	*bikaupōd

Related terms

• *bekaupijan

Descendants

• Old English: beċēapian
• Old Frisian: bikāpia
  • Saterland Frisian: bekopje
  • West Frisian: bekeapje
• Old Saxon: *bikōpōn
  • Middle Low German: bikopen
• Old Dutch: *bicoupon, *bicōpon
  • Middle Dutch: becopen
    • Dutch: bekopen
• Old High German: *bikoufōn
  • Middle High German: bekoufen
    • German: bekaufen