Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trottōn

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

Alternative forms

  • *trotōn
  • *trodōn
  • *troddōn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *truttōną.

Verb

*trottōn

  1. to tread, trample, trot

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *trottōn
1st sg. past *trottōdā
Infinitive *trottōn
Genitive infin. *trottōnijas
Dative infin. *trottōnijē
Instrum. infin. *trottōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *trottō *trottōdā
2nd singular *trottōs *trottōdēs, *trottōdōs
3rd singular *trottōþ *trottōdē, *trottōdā
1st plural *trottōm *trottōdum
2nd plural *trottōþ *trottōdud
3rd plural *trottōnþ *trottōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *trottō *trottōdī
2nd singular *trottōs *trottōdī
3rd singular *trottō *trottōdī
1st plural *trottōm *trottōdīm
2nd plural *trottōþ *trottōdīd
3rd plural *trottōn *trottōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *trottō
Plural *trottōþ
Present Past
Participle *trottōndī *trottōd

Descendants

  • Old English: tryddian (with unexpected umlaut)
  • Old Frisian: trottia
    • West Frisian: troaie
  • Old Dutch: *trotton, *troton
  • Old High German: trotōn
  • → Medieval Latin: *trottō, *trotō
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