Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hunagōn

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 *hunag (“honey”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*hunagōn

1. to sweeten with honey

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*hunagōn
1st sg. past	*hunagōdā
Infinitive	*hunagōn
Genitive infin.	*hunagōnijas
Dative infin.	*hunagōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*hunagōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hunagō	*hunagōdā
2nd singular	*hunagōs	*hunagōdēs, *hunagōdōs
3rd singular	*hunagōþ	*hunagōdē, *hunagōdā
1st plural	*hunagōm	*hunagōdum
2nd plural	*hunagōþ	*hunagōdud
3rd plural	*hunagōnþ	*hunagōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hunagō	*hunagōdī
2nd singular	*hunagōs	*hunagōdī
3rd singular	*hunagō	*hunagōdī
1st plural	*hunagōm	*hunagōdīm
2nd plural	*hunagōþ	*hunagōdīd
3rd plural	*hunagōn	*hunagōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hunagō
Plural	*hunagōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hunagōndī	*hunagōd

Descendants

• Old English: *huniġian
  • Middle English: *honien (attested in the past participle honied)
    • English: honey
• Old Saxon: *hunegōn
  • Middle Low German: hōnigen, honnigen
• Old Dutch: *honagon
  • Middle Dutch: *hōnigen (attested in the past participle gehōnicht)
    • Dutch: honigen (obsolete)
• Old High German: honagōn
  • Middle High German: honegen, honigen, hongen