Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dīkaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to ditch, plant, set up”).[1]
Verb edit
*dīkaną[1]
- (West Germanic) to try, check
- (West Germanic) to measure, calibrate
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *dīkaną (strong class 1)
Related terms edit
- *dīkaz
- Proto-West Germanic: *dīkōn
- *dik(k)ōną
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *dīkan
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-n-, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to form, shape”).
Verb edit
*dīkaną
- (West Germanic) to create
- (West Germanic) to set in motion
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *dīkaną (strong class 1)
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *dīkan