Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dīkan

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dīkaną.

Verb

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*dīkan

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Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive *dīkan
1st sg. past *daik
3rd pl. past *dikun
Past ptcple *dikan
Infinitive *dīkan
Genitive infin. *dīkannjas
Dative infin. *dīkannjē
Instrum. infin. *dīkannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dīku *daik
2nd singular *dīkiʀi *dikī
3rd singular *dīkidi *daik
1st plural *dīkum *dikum
2nd plural *dīkid *dikud
3rd plural *dīkand *dikun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dīkē *dikī
2nd singular *dīkēs *dikī
3rd singular *dīkē *dikī
1st plural *dīkēm *dikīm
2nd plural *dīkēþ *dikīd
3rd plural *dīkēn *dikīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dīk
Plural *dīkid
Present Past
Participle *dīkandī *dikan

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *dīkan
  • Old Dutch: *dīcan
  • Old High German: *tīhhan