Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ātōn

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 *āt (“food”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*ātōn

  1. to look for food
  2. to feed

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *ātōn
1st sg. past *ātōdā
Infinitive *ātōn
Genitive infin. *ātōnijas
Dative infin. *ātōnijē
Instrum. infin. *ātōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ātō *ātōdā
2nd singular *ātōs *ātōdēs, *ātōdōs
3rd singular *ātōþ *ātōdē, *ātōdā
1st plural *ātōm *ātōdum
2nd plural *ātōþ *ātōdud
3rd plural *ātōnþ *ātōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ātō *ātōdī
2nd singular *ātōs *ātōdī
3rd singular *ātō *ātōdī
1st plural *ātōm *ātōdīm
2nd plural *ātōþ *ātōdīd
3rd plural *ātōn *ātōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ātō
Plural *ātōþ
Present Past
Participle *ātōndī *ātōd

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: āton
  • Old High German: āzōn
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