Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/finkan
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; perhaps either influenced by, replacing expected *fį̄han, or secondary strong verb to, iterative *funkōn, *fungōn (“to sparkle”), related to causative *fangijan, *fankijan (“to ignite”).[1][2]
Verb edit
*finkan
Inflection edit
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *finkan | |
| 1st sg. past | *fank | |
| 3rd pl. past | *funkun | |
| Past ptcple | *funkan | |
| Infinitive | *finkan | |
| Genitive infin. | *finkannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *finkannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *finkannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *finku | *fank |
| 2nd singular | *finkiʀi | *funkī |
| 3rd singular | *finkidi | *fank |
| 1st plural | *finkum | *funkum |
| 2nd plural | *finkid | *funkud |
| 3rd plural | *finkand | *funkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *finkē | *funkī |
| 2nd singular | *finkēs | *funkī |
| 3rd singular | *finkē | *funkī |
| 1st plural | *finkēm | *funkīm |
| 2nd plural | *finkēþ | *funkīd |
| 3rd plural | *finkēn | *funkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *fink | |
| Plural | *finkid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *finkandī | *funkan |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fangjan- ~ *fankjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 127
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*finkan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 141