Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kostōn

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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

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Etymology

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

Verb

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*kostōn

  1. to try
  2. to taste

Inflection

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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
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Descendants

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