Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haupōn

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 *haup (“heap”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*haupōn

1. to heap, pile up
2. to crowd

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*haupōn
1st sg. past	*haupōdā
Infinitive	*haupōn
Genitive infin.	*haupōnijas
Dative infin.	*haupōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*haupōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*haupō	*haupōdā
2nd singular	*haupōs	*haupōdēs, *haupōdōs
3rd singular	*haupōþ	*haupōdē, *haupōdā
1st plural	*haupōm	*haupōdum
2nd plural	*haupōþ	*haupōdud
3rd plural	*haupōnþ	*haupōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*haupō	*haupōdī
2nd singular	*haupōs	*haupōdī
3rd singular	*haupō	*haupōdī
1st plural	*haupōm	*haupōdīm
2nd plural	*haupōþ	*haupōdīd
3rd plural	*haupōn	*haupōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*haupō
Plural	*haupōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*haupōndī	*haupōd

Related terms

• *haupijan

Descendants

• Old English: *hēapan
  • Middle English: hepen (likely merged with the descendant of *haupijan)
    • English: heap
  • ⇒ Old English: gehēapan
• Old Frisian: *hāpia
  • Saterland Frisian: hoopje
  • West Frisian: heapje
• Old Saxon: *hōpon
  • Middle Low German: hōpen
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: gihōpon
• Old Dutch: hōpon
  • Middle Dutch: hōpen
    • Dutch: hopen
    • Limburgish: haope
• Old High German: houfōn
  • Middle High German: houfen