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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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Probably from {{m|gmw-pro|*kahwu|t=jackdaw, crow}}, ultimately {{onomatopoeic|gmw-pro|title=imitative}}. |
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===Verb=== |
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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
Probably from *kahwu (“jackdaw, crow”), ultimately imitative.
Verb
*kahhattjan[1]
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kahhattjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *kahhattā | |
| Infinitive | *kahhattjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kahhattjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kahhattjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kahhattjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kahhattju | *kahhattā |
| 2nd singular | *kahhatisi | *kahhattēs, *kahhattōs |
| 3rd singular | *kahhatiþi | *kahhattē, *kahhattā |
| 1st plural | *kahhattjum | *kahhattum |
| 2nd plural | *kahhatiþ | *kahhattud |
| 3rd plural | *kahhattjanþ | *kahhattun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kahhattjē | *kahhattī |
| 2nd singular | *kahhattjēs | *kahhattī |
| 3rd singular | *kahhattjē | *kahhattī |
| 1st plural | *kahhattjēm | *kahhattīm |
| 2nd plural | *kahhattjēþ | *kahhattīd |
| 3rd plural | *kahhattjēn | *kahhattīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kahhati | |
| Plural | *kahhatiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kahhattjandī | *kahhatt |
Descendants
- Old English: ċeahhettan
- Old High German: kahhazzen
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176: “PWGmc *kahhatʲtʲan”