Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trottōn

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

Alternative forms

*trotōn
*trodōn
*troddōn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *truttōną.

Verb

*trottōn

to tread, trample, trot

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*trottōn
1st sg. past	*trottōdā
Infinitive	*trottōn
Genitive infin.	*trottōnijas
Dative infin.	*trottōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*trottōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*trottō	*trottōdā
2nd singular	*trottōs	trottōdēs, trottōdōs
3rd singular	*trottōþ	trottōdē, trottōdā
1st plural	*trottōm	*trottōdum
2nd plural	*trottōþ	*trottōdud
3rd plural	*trottōnþ	*trottōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*trottō	*trottōdī
2nd singular	*trottōs	*trottōdī
3rd singular	*trottō	*trottōdī
1st plural	*trottōm	*trottōdīm
2nd plural	*trottōþ	*trottōdīd
3rd plural	*trottōn	*trottōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*trottō
Plural	*trottōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*trottōndī	*trottōd

Related terms

*trettōn

Descendants

Old English: tryddian (with unexpected umlaut)
Old Frisian: trottia
- West Frisian: troaie
Old Dutch: *trotton, *troton
- Middle Dutch: trotten, troten, troden, torten, torden
  - Dutch: trotten, troten, torten, torden
Old High German: trotōn
- Middle High German: trotten, troten
→ Medieval Latin: *trottō, *trotō
- Old French: troter, trotter
  - → Middle English: trotten
    - English: trot

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