Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-lōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*-lōną

  1. frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *-lō *-lǭ *-lōi ?
2nd singular *-lōsi *-lōs *-lō *-lōsai *-lōsau
3rd singular *-lōþi *-lō *-lōþau *-lōþai *-lōþau
1st dual *-lōs *-lōw
2nd dual *-lōþiz *-lōþiz *-lōþiz
1st plural *-lōmaz *-lōm *-lōnþai *-lōnþau
2nd plural *-lōþ *-lōþ *-lōþ *-lōnþai *-lōnþau
3rd plural *-lōnþi *-lōn *-lōnþau *-lōnþai *-lōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *-lōdǭ *-lōdēdį̄
2nd singular *-lōdēz *-lōdēdīz
3rd singular *-lōdē *-lōdēdī
1st dual *-lōdēdū *-lōdēdīw
2nd dual *-lōdēdudiz *-lōdēdīdiz
1st plural *-lōdēdum *-lōdēdīm
2nd plural *-lōdēdud *-lōdēdīd
3rd plural *-lōdēdun *-lōdēdīn
present past
participles *-lōndz *-lōdaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: -lian
    • Middle English: -lien, -len, -elen (merged with all other verbs)
      • English: -le (unproductive)
  • Old Frisian: -lia, -lja
  • Old Saxon: -lōn
  • Old Dutch: -lon
    • Middle Dutch: -elen (merged with all other verbs)
  • Old High German: -lōn
    • Middle High German: -eln
      • German: -eln (merged with all other verbs)
  • Old Norse: -la
    • Icelandic: -la
    • Faroese: -la
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: -le
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: -la
    • Swedish: -la
    • Danish: -le