Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gabbōn

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 Proto-Germanic *gabbōną.

Verb

*gabbōn

1. to joke, mock
2. to laugh

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*gabbōn
1st sg. past	*gabbōdā
Infinitive	*gabbōn
Genitive infin.	*gabbōnijas
Dative infin.	*gabbōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*gabbōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gabbō	*gabbōdā
2nd singular	*gabbōs	*gabbōdēs, *gabbōdōs
3rd singular	*gabbōþ	*gabbōdē, *gabbōdā
1st plural	*gabbōm	*gabbōdum
2nd plural	*gabbōþ	*gabbōdud
3rd plural	*gabbōnþ	*gabbōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gabbō	*gabbōdī
2nd singular	*gabbōs	*gabbōdī
3rd singular	*gabbō	*gabbōdī
1st plural	*gabbōm	*gabbōdīm
2nd plural	*gabbōþ	*gabbōdīd
3rd plural	*gabbōn	*gabbōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gabbō
Plural	*gabbōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*gabbōndī	*gabbōd

Related terms

• *gapōn

Descendants

• Old English: *gabbian, gabban
  • Middle English: gabben
    • English: gab
      • ⇒ English: gabble (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
• Old Frisian: gabbia
  • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: gabbelje
  • West Frisian: gabbje
• Old Saxon: *gabbōn
  • Middle Low German: gabben
    • ⇒ German Low German: gabbeln
• Old Dutch: *gabbon
  • Middle Dutch: gabben
    • Dutch: gabben
      • →⇒ Swedish: begabba
      • ⇒ Dutch: gabbelen
    • ⇒ Dutch: ginnegappen, ginnegabben, ginnegaffen