Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kappōn
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cappāre (“to castrate; to cut off”), cognate with Spanish capar (“to castrate; to cut off”), and perhaps Old French coper (“to cut off”), from Latin cāpō (“castrated cockerel”).[1]
Verb[edit]
*kappōn
Inflection[edit]
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kappōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *kappōdā | |
| Infinitive | *kappōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *kappōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *kappōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kappōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kappō | *kappōdā |
| 2nd singular | *kappōs | *kappōdēs, *kappōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *kappōþ | *kappōdē, *kappōdā |
| 1st plural | *kappōm | *kappōdum |
| 2nd plural | *kappōþ | *kappōdud |
| 3rd plural | *kappōnþ | *kappōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kappō | *kappōdī |
| 2nd singular | *kappōs | *kappōdī |
| 3rd singular | *kappō | *kappōdī |
| 1st plural | *kappōm | *kappōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *kappōþ | *kappōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *kappōn | *kappōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kappō | |
| Plural | *kappōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kappōndī | *kappōd |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “2. kapa”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary][1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 298