Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāpnōn

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 *wēpnōną. Equivalent to *wāpn (“weapon”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*wāpnōn

  1. to arm, take up weapons
  2. to provide with weapons

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *wāpnōn
1st sg. past *wāpnōdā
Infinitive *wāpnōn
Genitive infin. *wāpnōnijas
Dative infin. *wāpnōnijē
Instrum. infin. *wāpnōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wāpnō *wāpnōdā
2nd singular *wāpnōs *wāpnōdēs, *wāpnōdōs
3rd singular *wāpnōþ *wāpnōdē, *wāpnōdā
1st plural *wāpnōm *wāpnōdum
2nd plural *wāpnōþ *wāpnōdud
3rd plural *wāpnōnþ *wāpnōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wāpnō *wāpnōdī
2nd singular *wāpnōs *wāpnōdī
3rd singular *wāpnō *wāpnōdī
1st plural *wāpnōm *wāpnōdīm
2nd plural *wāpnōþ *wāpnōdīd
3rd plural *wāpnōn *wāpnōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wāpnō
Plural *wāpnōþ
Present Past
Participle *wāpnōndī *wāpnōd

Descendants

  • Old English: wǣpnian
    • Middle English: wepnen
  • Old Frisian: wēpenia
  • Old Saxon: *wāpanōn
  • Old Dutch: *wāpanon
  • Old High German: wāfanōn
    • Middle High German: wāfenen
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