Reconstruction:Old Dutch/capon

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kapēn.

Verb

*capon

  1. to look, watch, stare

Inflection

Conjugation of *capon (weak class 2)
infinitive *capon
indicative present past
1st person singular *capo, *capon *capoda
2nd person singular *capos *capodos
3rd person singular *capot *capoda
1st person plural *capon *capodon
2nd person plural *capot *capodot
3rd person plural *capont *capodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *cape *capodi
2nd person singular *capis *capodis
3rd person singular *cape *capodi
1st person plural *capin *capodin
2nd person plural *capit *capodit
3rd person plural *capin *capodin
imperative present
singular *capo
plural *capot
participle present past
*capondi *capot, *gicapot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cāpen
    • ⇒? Middle Dutch: cape (“lookout tower, beacon, lighthouse”)
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