Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōnōn

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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 *bōn (pretty, shining) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb[edit]

*bōnōn[1]

  1. to make shiny
  2. to make pretty

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *bōnōn
1st sg. past *bōnōdā
Infinitive *bōnōn
Genitive infin. *bōnōnijas
Dative infin. *bōnōnijē
Instrum. infin. *bōnōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bōnō *bōnōdā
2nd singular *bōnōs *bōnōdēs, *bōnōdōs
3rd singular *bōnōþ *bōnōdē, *bōnōdā
1st plural *bōnōm *bōnōdum
2nd plural *bōnōþ *bōnōdud
3rd plural *bōnōnþ *bōnōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bōnō *bōnōdī
2nd singular *bōnōs *bōnōdī
3rd singular *bōnō *bōnōdī
1st plural *bōnōm *bōnōdīm
2nd plural *bōnōþ *bōnōdīd
3rd plural *bōnōn *bōnōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bōnō
Plural *bōnōþ
Present Past
Participle *bōnōndī *bōnōd

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: bōnian

References[edit]

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “boenen”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN:westgerm. *bōnōn, bōnian ‘glanzend maken’