Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kraftīgōn

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 *kraftīg (“powerful, strong”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*kraftīgōn

1. to strengthen, empower

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*kraftīgōn
1st sg. past	*kraftīgōdā
Infinitive	*kraftīgōn
Genitive infin.	*kraftīgōnijas
Dative infin.	*kraftīgōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*kraftīgōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*kraftīgō	*kraftīgōdā
2nd singular	*kraftīgōs	*kraftīgōdēs, *kraftīgōdōs
3rd singular	*kraftīgōþ	*kraftīgōdē, *kraftīgōdā
1st plural	*kraftīgōm	*kraftīgōdum
2nd plural	*kraftīgōþ	*kraftīgōdud
3rd plural	*kraftīgōnþ	*kraftīgōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*kraftīgō	*kraftīgōdī
2nd singular	*kraftīgōs	*kraftīgōdī
3rd singular	*kraftīgō	*kraftīgōdī
1st plural	*kraftīgōm	*kraftīgōdīm
2nd plural	*kraftīgōþ	*kraftīgōdīd
3rd plural	*kraftīgōn	*kraftīgōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kraftīgō
Plural	*kraftīgōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*kraftīgōndī	*kraftīgōd

Alternative reconstructions

• *kraftugōn

Derived terms

• *gakraftīgōn

Related terms

• *kraftīgjan

Descendants

• Old English: cræftgian
• Old Frisian: kreftigia, kreftegia, kreftgia, kraftegia
• Old Saxon: *kreftigōn
  • Middle Low German: kreftigen, *kraftigen
    • German Low German: krachtigen
• Old Dutch: *craftigon
  • Middle Dutch: craftigen, crachtigen
    • Dutch: krachtigen (obsolete)
• Old High German: *kreftigōn
  • Middle High German: kreftigen (merged with descendant of Old High German kreftīgen)
    • German: kräftigen
  • ⇒ Old High German: unkreftigōn
    • ⇒ Old High German: giunkreftīgōt (ppt)