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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kostōn

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 Proto-Germanic *kustōną. Equivalent to *kusti (choice, trail) + *-ōn.

Verb

*kostōn

  1. to try
  2. to taste

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *kostōn
1st sg. past *kostōdā
Infinitive *kostōn
Genitive infin. *kostōnijas
Dative infin. *kostōnijē
Instrum. infin. *kostōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kostō *kostōdā
2nd singular *kostōs *kostōdēs, *kostōdōs
3rd singular *kostōþ *kostōdē, *kostōdā
1st plural *kostōm *kostōdum
2nd plural *kostōþ *kostōdud
3rd plural *kostōnþ *kostōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kostō *kostōdī
2nd singular *kostōs *kostōdī
3rd singular *kostō *kostōdī
1st plural *kostōm *kostōdīm
2nd plural *kostōþ *kostōdīd
3rd plural *kostōn *kostōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kostō
Plural *kostōþ
Present Past
Participle *kostōndī *kostōd

Descendants

  • Old English: costian, costnian
  • Old Frisian: *kostia
  • Old Saxon: kostōn
  • Old Dutch: *kosten
    • Middle Dutch: *costen
      • Dutch: kosten ("to taste", archaic)
  • Old High German: kostōn
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