Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gapōn

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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 Proto-Germanic *gapōną, closely related to *gabbōn (to joke, to mock).

Verb

*gapōn

  1. to gape, yawn
  2. to gaze, observe

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gapōn
1st sg. past *gapōdā
Infinitive *gapōn
Genitive infin. *gapōnijas
Dative infin. *gapōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gapōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gapō *gapōdā
2nd singular *gapōs *gapōdēs, *gapōdōs
3rd singular *gapōþ *gapōdē, *gapōdā
1st plural *gapōm *gapōdum
2nd plural *gapōþ *gapōdud
3rd plural *gapōnþ *gapōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gapō *gapōdī
2nd singular *gapōs *gapōdī
3rd singular *gapō *gapōdī
1st plural *gapōm *gapōdīm
2nd plural *gapōþ *gapōdīd
3rd plural *gapōn *gapōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gapō
Plural *gapōþ
Present Past
Participle *gapōndī *gapōd

Descendants