Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sādōn

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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]

From *sād (seed) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb[edit]

*sādōn

  1. to plant seeds, sow
  2. to produce seeds

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *sādōn
1st sg. past *sādōdā
Infinitive *sādōn
Genitive infin. *sādōnijas
Dative infin. *sādōnijē
Instrum. infin. *sādōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sādō *sādōdā
2nd singular *sādōs *sādōdēs, *sādōdōs
3rd singular *sādōþ *sādōdē, *sādōdā
1st plural *sādōm *sādōdum
2nd plural *sādōþ *sādōdud
3rd plural *sādōnþ *sādōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sādō *sādōdī
2nd singular *sādōs *sādōdī
3rd singular *sādō *sādōdī
1st plural *sādōm *sādōdīm
2nd plural *sādōþ *sādōdīd
3rd plural *sādōn *sādōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sādō
Plural *sādōþ
Present Past
Participle *sādōndī *sādōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sǣdian, sēdian
  • Old Frisian: sēdia
  • Old Dutch: *sādon
    • Middle Dutch: *sâden
      • Dutch: zaden (possibly a new formation)