Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaijōn

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 *kaiju (“key”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*kaijōn

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to lock, shut fast

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*kaijōn
1st sg. past	*kaijōdā
Infinitive	*kaijōn
Genitive infin.	*kaijōnijas
Dative infin.	*kaijōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*kaijōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*kaijō	*kaijōdā
2nd singular	*kaijōs	*kaijōdēs, *kaijōdōs
3rd singular	*kaijōþ	*kaijōdē, *kaijōdā
1st plural	*kaijōm	*kaijōdum
2nd plural	*kaijōþ	*kaijōdud
3rd plural	*kaijōnþ	*kaijōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*kaijō	*kaijōdī
2nd singular	*kaijōs	*kaijōdī
3rd singular	*kaijō	*kaijōdī
1st plural	*kaijōm	*kaijōdīm
2nd plural	*kaijōþ	*kaijōdīd
3rd plural	*kaijōn	*kaijōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kaijō
Plural	*kaijōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*kaijōndī	*kaijōd

Descendants

• Old English: cǣġġian
  • Middle English: *keien
    • English: key
• Old Frisian: kaia