Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaaunōn

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 *ga- +‎ *aunōn.

Verb

*gaaunōn

1. to lamb, yean

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*gaaunōn
1st sg. past	*gaaunōdā
Infinitive	*gaaunōn
Genitive infin.	*gaaunōnijas
Dative infin.	*gaaunōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*gaaunōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gaaunō	*gaaunōdā
2nd singular	*gaaunōs	*gaaunōdēs, *gaaunōdōs
3rd singular	*gaaunōþ	*gaaunōdē, *gaaunōdā
1st plural	*gaaunōm	*gaaunōdum
2nd plural	*gaaunōþ	*gaaunōdud
3rd plural	*gaaunōnþ	*gaaunōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gaaunō	*gaaunōdī
2nd singular	*gaaunōs	*gaaunōdī
3rd singular	*gaaunō	*gaaunōdī
1st plural	*gaaunōm	*gaaunōdīm
2nd plural	*gaaunōþ	*gaaunōdīd
3rd plural	*gaaunōn	*gaaunōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gaaunō
Plural	*gaaunōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*gaaunōndī	*gaaunōd

Descendants

• Old English: *ġeēanian (suggested by ġeēan (“yeaning”, adj))
  • Middle English: ȝenen, *yenen
    • English: yean
    • Scots: yean
• ⇒ Saterland Frisian: bejänne