Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/paþōn

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 *paþ +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*paþōn

  1. to walk, go
  2. to make a path

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *paþōn
1st sg. past *paþōdā
Infinitive *paþōn
Genitive infin. *paþōnijas
Dative infin. *paþōnijē
Instrum. infin. *paþōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *paþō *paþōdā
2nd singular *paþōs *paþōdēs, *paþōdōs
3rd singular *paþōþ *paþōdē, *paþōdā
1st plural *paþōm *paþōdum
2nd plural *paþōþ *paþōdud
3rd plural *paþōnþ *paþōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *paþō *paþōdī
2nd singular *paþōs *paþōdī
3rd singular *paþō *paþōdī
1st plural *paþōm *paþōdīm
2nd plural *paþōþ *paþōdīd
3rd plural *paþōn *paþōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *paþō
Plural *paþōþ
Present Past
Participle *paþōndī *paþōd

Descendants

  • Old English: *pæþian
  • Old Saxon: *pathōn
    • Middle Low German: *pāden
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: nāpāden, nāchpāden
  • Old Dutch: *pathon
  • Old High German: pfadōn
    • Middle High German: pfaden

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*paþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 396: “*paþōjan-”
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