Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawāpnī

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

*ga- +‎ *wāpn (“weapon”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix)

Noun

*gawāpnī n

  1. (collective) weaponry; weapons, arms

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *gawāpnī
Genitive *gawāpnijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gawāpnī *gawāpniju
Accusative *gawāpnī *gawāpniju
Genitive *gawāpnijas *gawāpnijō
Dative *gawāpnijē *gawāpnijum
Instrumental *gawāpniju *gawāpnijum

Descendants

  • Old English: ġewǣpne
  • Old Saxon: giwāpni
  • Old High German: giwāfani
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