Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamalōn

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 *gamal (“old”) +‎ *-ōn.[1]

Verb

*gamalōn

  1. to become older

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gamalōn
1st sg. past *gamalōdā
Infinitive *gamalōn
Genitive infin. *gamalōnijas
Dative infin. *gamalōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gamalōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gamalō *gamalōdā
2nd singular *gamalōs *gamalōdēs, *gamalōdōs
3rd singular *gamalōþ *gamalōdē, *gamalōdā
1st plural *gamalōm *gamalōdum
2nd plural *gamalōþ *gamalōdud
3rd plural *gamalōnþ *gamalōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gamalō *gamalōdī
2nd singular *gamalōs *gamalōdī
3rd singular *gamalō *gamalōdī
1st plural *gamalōm *gamalōdīm
2nd plural *gamalōþ *gamalōdīd
3rd plural *gamalōn *gamalōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gamalō
Plural *gamalōþ
Present Past
Participle *gamalōndī *gamalōd

Descendants

  • Old English: gamelian
  • Old Saxon: *gamalōn
    • Middle Low German: gammelen

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gamala-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 166: “*gamalōjan-”
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