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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gabbōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *gabbōną

Verb

*gabbōn

  1. to joke, to mock
  2. to laugh

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gabbōn
1st sg. past *gabbōdā
Infinitive *gabbōn
Genitive infin. *gabbōnijas
Dative infin. *gabbōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gabbōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gabbō *gabbōdā
2nd singular *gabbōs *gabbōdēs, *gabbōdōs
3rd singular *gabbōþ *gabbōdē, *gabbōdā
1st plural *gabbōm *gabbōdum
2nd plural *gabbōþ *gabbōdud
3rd plural *gabbōnþ *gabbōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gabbō *gabbōdī
2nd singular *gabbōs *gabbōdī
3rd singular *gabbō *gabbōdī
1st plural *gabbōm *gabbōdīm
2nd plural *gabbōþ *gabbōdīd
3rd plural *gabbōn *gabbōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gabbō
Plural *gabbōþ
Present Past
Participle *gabbōndī *gabbōd

Descendants

  • Old English: gabbian
    • Middle English: gabben
  • Old Frisian: gabbia
    • West Frisian: gabje
  • Old Saxon: *gabbōn
    • Middle Low German: gabben
  • Old Dutch: *gabbon
    • Middle Dutch: gabben
      • Dutch: ginnegappen, ginnegabben, ginnegaffen
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