Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bistalkōną

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *bi- +‎ *stalkōną.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bi.ˈstal.kɔ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*bistalkōną

to stalk at (someone)
to move stealthily

Inflection edit

Conjugation of *bistalkōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*bistalkō	*bistalkǭ	—	*bistalkōi	?
2nd singular	*bistalkōsi	*bistalkōs	*bistalkō	*bistalkōsai	*bistalkōsau
3rd singular	*bistalkōþi	*bistalkō	*bistalkōþau	*bistalkōþai	*bistalkōþau
1st dual	*bistalkōs	*bistalkōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*bistalkōþiz	*bistalkōþiz	*bistalkōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*bistalkōmaz	*bistalkōm	—	*bistalkōnþai	*bistalkōnþau
2nd plural	*bistalkōþ	*bistalkōþ	*bistalkōþ	*bistalkōnþai	*bistalkōnþau
3rd plural	*bistalkōnþi	*bistalkōn	*bistalkōnþau	*bistalkōnþai	*bistalkōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bistalkōdǭ	*bistalkōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*bistalkōdēz	*bistalkōdēdīz
3rd singular	*bistalkōdē	*bistalkōdēdī
1st dual	*bistalkōdēdū	*bistalkōdēdīw
2nd dual	*bistalkōdēdudiz	*bistalkōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*bistalkōdēdum	*bistalkōdēdīm
2nd plural	*bistalkōdēdud	*bistalkōdēdīd
3rd plural	*bistalkōdēdun	*bistalkōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*bistalkōndz	*bistalkōdaz

Descendants edit

Old English: *bestealcian
- Middle English: bistalken?, bestalken?
  - English: bestalk?
Old Dutch: *bistalkon?
- Middle Dutch: bestalken?
  - Dutch: bestalken