Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamanōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *gamaną (“fun, amusement, game”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.mɑ.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gamanōną

1. to play
2. to have fun
3. to joke

Inflection

Conjugation of *gamanōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gamanō	*gamanǭ	—	*gamanōi	?
2nd singular	*gamanōsi	*gamanōs	*gamanō	*gamanōsai	*gamanōsau
3rd singular	*gamanōþi	*gamanō	*gamanōþau	*gamanōþai	*gamanōþau
1st dual	*gamanōs	*gamanōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*gamanōþiz	*gamanōþiz	*gamanōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*gamanōmaz	*gamanōm	—	*gamanōnþai	*gamanōnþau
2nd plural	*gamanōþ	*gamanōþ	*gamanōþ	*gamanōnþai	*gamanōnþau
3rd plural	*gamanōnþi	*gamanōn	*gamanōnþau	*gamanōnþai	*gamanōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gamanōdǭ	*gamanōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*gamanōdēz	*gamanōdēdīz
3rd singular	*gamanōdē	*gamanōdēdī
1st dual	*gamanōdēdū	*gamanōdēdīw
2nd dual	*gamanōdēdudiz	*gamanōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*gamanōdēdum	*gamanōdēdīm
2nd plural	*gamanōdēdud	*gamanōdēdīd
3rd plural	*gamanōdēdun	*gamanōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*gamanōndz	*gamanōdaz

Related terms

• *gamanisōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gamanōn
  • Old English: gamenian, gæmnian, gamnian
    • Middle English: gamen, game, gamenen, gamene, gammen, gamme, gomeni, gominen, gomenin, gamine
      • English: gammon, game
      • Scots: gamin, gammyn, gamyn, game
      • Yola: gaame, gaume, gaaume
  • Old High German: *gamanōn
    • Middle High German: gamenen
• Old Norse: gamna
  • Icelandic: gamna