Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kunþōn

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 *kunþ (“known”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*kunþōn

1. to make known

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*kunþōn
1st sg. past	*kunþōdā
Infinitive	*kunþōn
Genitive infin.	*kunþōnijas
Dative infin.	*kunþōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*kunþōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*kunþō	*kunþōdā
2nd singular	*kunþōs	*kunþōdēs, *kunþōdōs
3rd singular	*kunþōþ	*kunþōdē, *kunþōdā
1st plural	*kunþōm	*kunþōdum
2nd plural	*kunþōþ	*kunþōdud
3rd plural	*kunþōnþ	*kunþōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*kunþō	*kunþōdī
2nd singular	*kunþōs	*kunþōdī
3rd singular	*kunþō	*kunþōdī
1st plural	*kunþōm	*kunþōdīm
2nd plural	*kunþōþ	*kunþōdīd
3rd plural	*kunþōn	*kunþōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kunþō
Plural	*kunþōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*kunþōndī	*kunþōd

Derived terms

• *kunþijan
• *kunþīgōn

Descendants

• Old English: cūþian
  • Middle English: kuthen
• Old Dutch: cundon
  • Middle Dutch: conden
    • Dutch: konden
• Old High German: kundōn
  • Middle High German: kunden