Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hinkan

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

From Proto-Germanic *hinkaną.

Verb edit

*hinkan

  1. to limp, hobble

Inflection edit

Strong class 3
Infinitive *hinkan
1st sg. past *hank
3rd pl. past *hunkun
Past ptcple *hunkan
Infinitive *hinkan
Genitive infin. *hinkannjas
Dative infin. *hinkannjē
Instrum. infin. *hinkannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hinku *hank
2nd singular *hinkiʀi *hunkī
3rd singular *hinkidi *hank
1st plural *hinkum *hunkum
2nd plural *hinkid *hunkud
3rd plural *hinkand *hunkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hinkē *hunkī
2nd singular *hinkēs *hunkī
3rd singular *hinkē *hunkī
1st plural *hinkēm *hunkīm
2nd plural *hinkēþ *hunkīd
3rd plural *hinkēn *hunkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hink
Plural *hinkid
Present Past
Participle *hinkandī *hunkan

Descendants edit

  • Old English: hincian
  • Old Dutch: *hinkan
  • Old High German: hinkan