Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīpōn

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 *pīpā (“flute”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*pīpōn

1. to play a flute
2. to whistle

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*pīpōn
1st sg. past	*pīpōdā
Infinitive	*pīpōn
Genitive infin.	*pīpōnijas
Dative infin.	*pīpōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*pīpōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*pīpō	*pīpōdā
2nd singular	*pīpōs	*pīpōdēs, *pīpōdōs
3rd singular	*pīpōþ	*pīpōdē, *pīpōdā
1st plural	*pīpōm	*pīpōdum
2nd plural	*pīpōþ	*pīpōdud
3rd plural	*pīpōnþ	*pīpōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*pīpō	*pīpōdī
2nd singular	*pīpōs	*pīpōdī
3rd singular	*pīpō	*pīpōdī
1st plural	*pīpōm	*pīpōdīm
2nd plural	*pīpōþ	*pīpōdīd
3rd plural	*pīpōn	*pīpōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*pīpō
Plural	*pīpōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*pīpōndī	*pīpōd

Related terms

• *pīpan
• *pīpā

Descendants

• Old English: pīpian
  • Middle English: pipen, pypyn, pipe, pype
    • English: pipe
    • Scots: pipe
• Old Saxon: *pīpianx, *pībian
  • Middle Low German: pīpen, pīven
• Old Dutch: *pīpōn
  • Middle Dutch: pipen, pijpen
    • Dutch: pijpen
      • Petjo: pijpen
• Old High German: pfīfōn, phīfōn
  • Middle High German: pfīfen, phīfen
    • German: pfeifen