Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gīslōn

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 *gīslōną. Equivalent to *gīsl (“hostage”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*gīslōn

  1. to take hostage

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gīslōn
1st sg. past *gīslōdā
Infinitive *gīslōn
Genitive infin. *gīslōnijas
Dative infin. *gīslōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gīslōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gīslō *gīslōdā
2nd singular *gīslōs *gīslōdēs, *gīslōdōs
3rd singular *gīslōþ *gīslōdē, *gīslōdā
1st plural *gīslōm *gīslōdum
2nd plural *gīslōþ *gīslōdud
3rd plural *gīslōnþ *gīslōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gīslō *gīslōdī
2nd singular *gīslōs *gīslōdī
3rd singular *gīslō *gīslōdī
1st plural *gīslōm *gīslōdīm
2nd plural *gīslōþ *gīslōdīd
3rd plural *gīslōn *gīslōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gīslō
Plural *gīslōþ
Present Past
Participle *gīslōndī *gīslōd

Descendants

  • Old English: gīslian
    • Middle English: gislen
  • Old Frisian: gīslia
    • West Frisian: gizelje
  • Old Saxon: *gīslōn
    • Middle Low German: gîselen, gîseln
  • Old Dutch: *gīslon
  • Old High German: *gīslōn
    • Middle High German: gīselen, gīseln
      • German: geiseln
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