Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lobōn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lubōną. Equivalent to *lob + *-ōn.
Verb
*lobōn
- to praise
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *lobōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *lobōdā | |
| Infinitive | *lobōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *lobōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *lobōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *lobōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lobō | *lobōdā |
| 2nd singular | *lobōs | *lobōdēs, *lobōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *lobōþ | *lobōdē, *lobōdā |
| 1st plural | *lobōm | *lobōdum |
| 2nd plural | *lobōþ | *lobōdud |
| 3rd plural | *lobōnþ | *lobōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *lobō | *lobōdī |
| 2nd singular | *lobōs | *lobōdī |
| 3rd singular | *lobō | *lobōdī |
| 1st plural | *lobōm | *lobōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *lobōþ | *lobōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *lobōn | *lobōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *lobō | |
| Plural | *lobōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *lobōndī | *lobōd |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: lofian
- Old Frisian: lovia
- North Frisian: lowe
- Saterland Frisian: loowje
- West Frisian: lauwje, lauwgje; loovje (possibly from Dutch)
- Old Saxon: lofōn, lovōn
- Old Dutch: lovon
- Middle Dutch: lōven, laven (Arnhem-Nijmegen, Achterhoek, along the Meuse)
- Old High German: lobōn, lopōn