Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halbōn

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 *halb (“half”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*halbōn

1. to divide into halves

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*halbōn
1st sg. past	*halbōdā
Infinitive	*halbōn
Genitive infin.	*halbōnijas
Dative infin.	*halbōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*halbōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*halbō	*halbōdā
2nd singular	*halbōs	*halbōdēs, *halbōdōs
3rd singular	*halbōþ	*halbōdē, *halbōdā
1st plural	*halbōm	*halbōdum
2nd plural	*halbōþ	*halbōdud
3rd plural	*halbōnþ	*halbōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*halbō	*halbōdī
2nd singular	*halbōs	*halbōdī
3rd singular	*halbō	*halbōdī
1st plural	*halbōm	*halbōdīm
2nd plural	*halbōþ	*halbōdīd
3rd plural	*halbōn	*halbōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*halbō
Plural	*halbōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*halbōndī	*halbōd

Related terms

• *halbijan

Descendants

• Old English: *healfian
  • Middle English: halven
    • English: halve
• Old Dutch: *halvon
  • Middle Dutch: halven
    • Dutch: halven (obsolete)
• Old High German: *halbōn
  • Middle High German: halben
  • ⇒ Old High German: bihalbōn
  • ⇒ Old High German: umbihalbōn