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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kappōn

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

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

*kappōn

  1. to chop, cut off

Inflection

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

  • Old Frisian: *kappia
  • Old Saxon: *kappōn
  • Old Dutch: *kappon
  • Old High German: *kapfon
    • Middle High German: *kapfen
      • Alemannic German: kapfen
  • ? Medieval Latin: cappō (to chop wood)

References

  1. Hellquist, Elof (1922) “2. kapa”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 298
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