Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēpnōną

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

From *wēpną (weapon) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwɛːp.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēpnōną

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

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēpnō *wēpnǭ *wēpnōi ?
2nd singular *wēpnōsi *wēpnōs *wēpnō *wēpnōsai *wēpnōsau
3rd singular *wēpnōþi *wēpnō *wēpnōþau *wēpnōþai *wēpnōþau
1st dual *wēpnōs *wēpnōw
2nd dual *wēpnōþiz *wēpnōþiz *wēpnōþiz
1st plural *wēpnōmaz *wēpnōm *wēpnōnþai *wēpnōnþau
2nd plural *wēpnōþ *wēpnōþ *wēpnōþ *wēpnōnþai *wēpnōnþau
3rd plural *wēpnōnþi *wēpnōn *wēpnōnþau *wēpnōnþai *wēpnōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēpnōdǭ *wēpnōdēdį̄
2nd singular *wēpnōdēz *wēpnōdēdīz
3rd singular *wēpnōdē *wēpnōdēdī
1st dual *wēpnōdēdū *wēpnōdēdīw
2nd dual *wēpnōdēdudiz *wēpnōdēdīdiz
1st plural *wēpnōdēdum *wēpnōdēdīm
2nd plural *wēpnōdēdud *wēpnōdēdīd
3rd plural *wēpnōdēdun *wēpnōdēdīn
present past
participles *wēpnōndz *wēpnōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wāpnōn
    • Old English: wǣpnian
      • Middle English: wepnen
    • Old Frisian: wēpenia
    • Old Saxon: *wāpanōn
    • Old Dutch: *wāpanon
    • Old High German: wāfanōn
      • Middle High German: wāfenen
  • Old Norse: vápna
    • Icelandic: vopna