Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blindōn

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 *blindōną. Equivalent to *blind +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*blindōn

1. (transitive) to make blind

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*blindōn
1st sg. past	*blindōdā
Infinitive	*blindōn
Genitive infin.	*blindōnijas
Dative infin.	*blindōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*blindōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*blindō	*blindōdā
2nd singular	*blindōs	*blindōdēs, *blindōdōs
3rd singular	*blindōþ	*blindōdē, *blindōdā
1st plural	*blindōm	*blindōdum
2nd plural	*blindōþ	*blindōdud
3rd plural	*blindōnþ	*blindōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*blindō	*blindōdī
2nd singular	*blindōs	*blindōdī
3rd singular	*blindō	*blindōdī
1st plural	*blindōm	*blindōdīm
2nd plural	*blindōþ	*blindōdīd
3rd plural	*blindōn	*blindōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*blindō
Plural	*blindōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*blindōndī	*blindōd

Related terms

• *blindēn
• *blindijan

Descendants

• Old English: *blindian
  • Middle English: blinden
    • English: blind
• Old Frisian: blindia
  • Saterland Frisian: blindja
  • West Frisian: blynje
• Old Saxon: *blindōn
  • Middle Low German: blinden
• Old Dutch: *blindon
  • Middle Dutch: blinden
• Old High German: *blintōn
  • Middle High German: blinden