Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/namōn

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 *namō (“name”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*namōn

1. to name, to call

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*namōn
1st sg. past	*namōdā
Infinitive	*namōn
Genitive infin.	*namōnijas
Dative infin.	*namōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*namōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*namō	*namōdā
2nd singular	*namōs	*namōdēs, *namōdōs
3rd singular	*namōþ	*namōdē, *namōdā
1st plural	*namōm	*namōdum
2nd plural	*namōþ	*namōdud
3rd plural	*namōnþ	*namōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*namō	*namōdī
2nd singular	*namōs	*namōdī
3rd singular	*namō	*namōdī
1st plural	*namōm	*namōdīm
2nd plural	*namōþ	*namōdīd
3rd plural	*namōn	*namōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*namō
Plural	*namōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*namōndī	*namōd

Related terms

• *namnijan
• *nōmijan, *nōmnijan

Descendants

• Old English: namian
  • Middle English: namen
    • English: name
    • Scots: name
• Old Frisian: namia, nomia
  • West Frisian: neame
• Old Saxon: namōn
• Old Dutch: *namon
  • Middle Dutch: namen
    • Dutch: namen (obsolete)
      • ⇒ Dutch: genaamd
• Old High German: namōn
  • Middle High German: namen